WORKSHOPS > Darren Kingsley: April 6-10, 2009
5- Day Figure Drawing Workshop in Graphite - April 2009
This Five Day figure drawing workshop will sequentially present conceptsof visual perception and their application to drawing the human form from direct observation.
The objectives of this workshop are to push drawing skills, to increase theability to see relative values within the form and to learn to ‘plan ahead’ with specific goals to accomplish at different times during the drawing. This workshop will address the principles that are essential to transform abstract flat shapes into fully dimensional form and create a sense of light on the head. The student will focus on drawing with a full range of values and develop the ability to make accurate and subtle value calibrations. The focus
will be on structure, anatomy, proportion, light direction, edge conditions,abstract movements through the human form, composition and an understanding of forms.
Darren studied and was influenced by Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati. He also studied with Michael Grimaldi, Anthony Ryder, Robert Liberace, Ted Seth Jacobs. Prior to his arrival , Darren studied at the Art Students League in New York, and spent four years at The Atelier in Minneapolis, where he also served as a drawing and painting instructor.
