How to Draw the Costumed – Draped Figure by Bill Perkins & Charles Hu (Weeks 1-16 only)

Learn how to draw the costume and props from reference or from imagination in this immense course by three senior New Masters Academy instructors – Disney art director Bill Perkins, film and game character designer and figure painter Charles Hu, and internationally renowned draftsman Glenn Vilppu. Drawing from live models and photo references, as well as master drawings of the past, you will learn to capture expression, emotion and weighting of the pose as well as shapes and rhythms created by the costume folds. Bill Perkins teach you the action analysis study developed in Walt Disney Studios for animators. Charles Hu will demonstrate how to directly sketch costumed figure using many different media and how to apply language to your drawing. With Glenn Vilppu you will learn the seven major folds as well as approaches for using drapery to push the gesture of the pose and showing the form beneath in the case of clothing, as well as how different weights of fabrics behave differently. This course is perfect for fine artists, entertainment designers, comic & anime artists, and animators as well as portrait painters or for anyone who wants to draw or paint drapery from observation or imagination.

1. How to Capture the Expression of the Costumed Pose
2. The Action Analysis of the Costumed Figure
3. Weighting & Balance in the Costumed Pose
4. Draw Shapes & Rhythms in the Costumed Pose
5. Types of Folds on the Costumed Figure
6. How to Use Rhythm & Gesture in Costumed Figure Drawing
7. Line, Mass, & Form in Costumed Figure Drawing
8. Harmony in Marks with the Costumed Figure
9. Exploring Expressive Mark-Making in Costumed Drawings
10. How to Organize your Costume Figure Drawing
11. Introduction to Sketching the Costumed Figure
12. Dynamic Sketching the Costumed Figure
13. Sketching Costumed Poses with Story
14. Line Weight & Line Quality in Costumed Figure Sketches
15. Showing the Form Beneath the Clothing
16. Design the Costumed Figure Drawings with Light & Shadow
17. Quick Sketching the Costumed Figure on Toned Paper
18. Sketching Costumed Figures in Marker and Pen
19. Sketch Costumed Figures from Photo References
20. The Gesture & Movement of Drapery