Dynamic Gesture Drawing. Level 3

8. Figure Drawing | Part 8: Atmosphere
In this series, master draftsman Glenn Vilppu shares with you his approach to figure drawing. In this final lesson of the series, you will learn how to add atmospheric tone to your drawings. Glenn begins with a lecture on atmosphere, followed by an analysis of atmosphere in Old Master works. He will then illustrate these concepts in some figure drawing demonstrations. Next, you will get a chance to apply what you’ve learned in a timed assignment. The lesson will conclude with Glenn’s approach to the assignment, allowing you to compare your work with his.

9. Creating a Sense of Realism Through Value With Glenn Vilppu
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates the importance of controlling value in order to create more realistic and efficient drawings. Through a series of examples including heads, architecture, foliage, and the figure, you will learn how critical it is to develop the dexterity required to control your values. Through a series of examples including heads, architecture, foliage, and the figure, you will learn how critical it is to develop the dexterity required to control your values and how quickly a realistic look can be achieved.

10. Drawing a Female Back in Two Colors
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates a drawing of a female figure from the back view using two colors. Glenn will walk you through a logical, step-by-step process through the drawing, giving you a solid foundation to apply to your own work to create beautiful and dynamic figures, full of of movement and life.

11. Constructing the Male Torso in Two Colors
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu takes you through the process of constructing an anatomically sound drawing of the male torso. You will learn how to begin the drawing by laying in a tone with a stump and then drawing into that with sanguine and black Polychromos pencils. You will also learn how to pick out the lighter values with a kneaded eraser to create a realistic and subtle effect in your drawings.

12. Drawing the Male Back in Sanguine
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu shows you how to create a forceful yet sensitive drawing of a muscular male back using only the sanguine conté pencil. You will learn how to use anatomy, construction, and rendering to develop the forms of the figure and carry a movement throughout the drawing. You will also learn the entire sequential process of making the drawing from initial block-in to the final rendering.

13. Drawing With a Fountain Pen and Waterbrush
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates basic procedures for working with a fountain pen and water brush through a series of drawings from imagination. You will learn how to start with a loose pencil gesture drawing, add in your pen strokes, and alternate between the waterbrush to create drawings with spontaneity and confidence.

14. Techniques for Drawing with Fountain Pen and Wash
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu teaches you a variety of drawing techniques using the fountain pen and waterbrush. A normally intimidating medium for an artist, Glenn demonstrates how to sketch directly in pen or work into an existing pencil drawing. You will also learn how you can use your wash to lay down quick tones and shadow areas, as well as to erase existing ink lines.

15. A Tonal Approach to Drawing a Reclining Figure With Glenn Vilppu
In this lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates a tonal approach to drawing the reclining figure. You will learn how to use the chamois to lay in an atmospheric tone and then draw into that tone with your pencil. Glenn will show you how to: separate forms and send them back into space, create a sense of atmosphere and luminosity in your drawing and much more.

16. A Procedural Approach to Drawing the Female Figure
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates a clear procedural approach to drawing the female figure. Glenn starts with a loose gesture drawing in graphite and then works into it with sanguine constructing the figure three-dimensionally. You will also learn how to push the tones and work with the core shadows to move the eye through the figure.

17. Working from Dark to Light with a Serrated Eraser
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu provides a unique drawing approach. First a dark tone is laid upon the paper and then the initial block-in is laid down in black pencil. Next the light tones are built up using a serrated eraser, which you can make yourself. This approach has similarities to sculpture and creates a three-dimensional and beautiful drawing.

18. Drawing the Female Figure Using Charcoal Pencil
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates a simple, procedural approach to doing a drawing using a charcoal pencil. First, you will learn how to begin the drawing with a loose gesture. Then Glenn will demonstrate how to work into the gesture constructing the figure with simplified volumes. Finally you will learn how to apply rendering techniques and surrounding atmosphere to give the drawing a final look.

19. Drawing the Female Figure From a Photograph
Glenn Vilppu demonstrates how an artist can work from a photograph in the same way that you would work from imagination or from a live model. Glenn will teach you how to use a 2B graphite pencil, stump, kneaded eraser, and sanguine and white pencils to develop a three-dimensional drawing with movement and grace.

20. Working With Conté and White on Toned Paper
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates how to draw the female figure on toned paper using graphite, two kinds of white, and a soft sanguine conté crayon pencil. You will learn how to start with a loose gesture and construct simple forms on top that gesture. Glenn will also show you how to work with the core shadow and reflected light, eventually applying a sharp graphite line to tighten up the contours for a powerful effect.

21. A Foreshortening Lesson from Rubens
Glenn Vilppu demonstrates on the complex subject of extreme foreshortening while drawing from a Rubens painting. You will learn how to connect forms so that they read, how to use rendering techniques to push forms back into space, and how to make visual judgments for accurate placement.

22. Dealing With Extreme Foreshortening
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu analyzes a drawing by Peter Paul Rubens in order to demonstrate how to handle extreme foreshortening. You will learn how to use overlaps and clear connecting volumes in addition to rendering techniques to create convincing foreshortening in your drawings.

23. Drawing the Figure into a Pastel Tone
In this video lesson, world-famous artist and instructor Glenn Vilppu demonstrates an approach to drawing the figure into an even tone. You will learn how to first lay down a tone on the paper, then draw into that tone with two colors, pull out the lights using a kneaded eraser, and finalize the drawing using a combination of techniques. Your end result will be a beautiful drawing with strong tonal range and color dynamics.

24. Glenn Vilppu Life Drawing Demonstrations
Our Daily Life Drawing Sessions are free timed reference videos that allows artists to practice figure drawing from images of life models. Now, we’ve taken this popular resource and put a new twist on them — demonstrations from your New Masters Academy instructors! In this first installment in the series, master artist Glenn Vilppu draws along with you, working from Daily Life Drawing Sessions #1 through #5. Glenn shares his thoughts on these poses and shows how the fundamentals of gesture and structure apply equally from medium to medium. He demonstrates this by working in fountain pen, water color, and pencil.

To maximize your learning experience, we encourage you to work from the drawings sessions yourself first so that you can compare your drawing decisions with those of Glenn.