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Nick Colella <\/a><br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Schack Art Center, Painting & Drawing Studio<\/p><p style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\">In this beginner-friendly course, students will learn the essential techniques that professional illustrators and comic artists use to bring figures to life. We’ll explore what makes a pose dynamic—and why—starting with the core foundations of gesture, proportion, anatomy, and the line of action. 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Learn Live Gesture Drawing
$325.00
Date: Wednesdays, March 25 - April 22, from 6 pm to 9 pm
Fee: $325/ discount with member code
Ages: 18+
Levels: All
Sessions: 5
Instructor: Nick Colella
Location: Schack Art Center, Painting & Drawing Studio
In this beginner-friendly course, students will learn the essential techniques that professional illustrators and comic artists use to bring figures to life. We’ll explore what makes a pose dynamic—and why—starting with the core foundations of gesture, proportion, anatomy, and the line of action. Through demonstrations and one-on-one guidance, students will learn how to build a strong, expressive structure in their drawings using rhythm lines, the Reilly Method, and other fundamental tools for creating movement and energy.
By the end of the class, students will complete a dynamic figure drawing and leave with the skills and confidence to infuse future work with liveliness, clarity, and expression.
Supply List:
Razor/box cutter/exacto knife
Sand Paper
If you have any questions abiut tge suply list, please reach out to the Art Class Coordinator at rchernow@schack.org
Only 8 available