Portrait & Figure Drawing

Portrait & Figure Drawing

Adult Class | This class is completed

Adult all levels
6/30/2023-8/18/2023
6:00 PM-8:00 PM EDT on Fri
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$208.00
$187.20

Portrait & Figure Drawing

Adult Class | This class is completed

Ever want to draw someone’s portrait, but were unable to figure out where to start? In this class, you will learn the guidelines for creating a successfully executed human portrait. The first four weeks of class will cover proportions, measurements, and shading, as well as creating natural looking hair using a variety of pencils and shading techniques. For the second four weeks, learn the basics of drawing the human figure using various techniques of measurements, shapes and postures. Fashion a figure in active and inactive stances from photo references while considering basic bone and muscle structure. Handouts will be provided. Beginners and intermediates welcome. For the portrait, bring a B&W 8”x10” or larger photo of someone who you would like to draw, (adult or child) or use one provided by the instructor. Clothed model for last class, $10 fee payable to the instructor. 

  • Portrait and Figure Drawing Materials List

    Pencils

    • HB, 4B and 6B pencil

    • 4H (optional)

    • Woodless pencil (optional)

    • Pencil sharpener

    Charcoal

    • Vine – comes in thin and thick

    • Charcoal pencils – black and white – (optional)

    Paper

    • Sketch Pad: 11” x 14” or 14” x 17”

    • Toned Sketch pad 11” x 14” or larger

    Erasers

    • Kneaded

    • White vinyl

    Other

    • Xacto Knife

    • Sanding Block 

    • Small and medium stumps for shading

    • Ruler – Metal one that is 18” is preferred, but a 12” is okay

    Photo

    • Bring a 8”x10” Headshot photo of someone you would like to draw

    • Or Instructor will provide photos to choose from

Patricia Meglio

Patty began taking drawing and painting lessons in the late 90s, and starting in 2003, she began studying painting with local artists, including Marc Antony Massaro in Branford, CT, Terry Oakes-Bourret in Durham, CT, and Hagop Keledjian in Putney, Vermont. She paints mostly in oil on canvas or linen or on panels. Patty’s work is modern impressionist style, mostly depicting country landscapes, seascapes, and still life. Her inspiration stems from twentieth century impressionist art, including works by Sargent, Sorolla, de Lazlo, and Boldini, and modern artists including Schmid, Hanson, Guzik, Demers, and Liberace. She draws her inspirations, as they did, from early twentieth-century architecture, the art deco and Greek classical styles of urban buildings, weather worn barns and open pastures of the country farms, and rocky and sandy beaches lined with classic New England cottages. Patty is a past participant in juried competitions for the Clinton Art Society, Madison Art Society, Artwalk for the West Hartford Art League, and the Mavis Fenner Memorial for the Rowayton Arts Center, and is a winner of the Merchant’s Prize at the Madison Art Show in 2007. She has exhibited in numerous venues throughout the state of Connecticut and New Hampshire. Her work is held in private collections throughout the country. She is a member of the Hamden Art League and the Madison Art Society.