Complete Sight-Size Drawing Course

Release date:2020

Author:Leo Mancini-Hresko

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Not Provided

Table of Contents

1. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 1: Introduction to Sight-Size Method With Leo Mancini-Hresko

In this lesson, Leo Mancini-Hresko will introduce the Sight-Size approach to drawing. He will go over the tools and the materials you will be using, such as pencils and charcoals (And their hardness), as well as different types of drawing paper.

2. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 2: Beginner Bargue Plate Project With Leo Mancini-Hresko

In this lesson, Leo helps you get into the basics of academic drawing study; specifically, the Charles Bargue course. You’ll practice copying a beginner Barge plate, along with using the Sight-Size drawing tools – a mirror and a plumb line.

3. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 3: Intermediate Bargue Plate Project With Leo Mancini-Hresko

This lesson is the next step of Charles Bargue course. Using the Sight-Size Method, Leo will demonstrate drawing the intermediate Bargue plate.

4. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 4: Short Poses Figure Project With Joe Altwer

In this lesson, Joe Altwer will be drawing 4 different 2-hour poses using the Sight-Size methodology. You will learn how to block in a figure with straight lines, define a contour and a shadow line, develop shadow shapes, and apply values for shadows.

5. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 5: Plaster Cast Project With Leo Mancini-Hresko

This lesson is the 7-hour demo of drawing a plaster cast with charcoal. You will learn how to block in the drawing with the help of a mirror and a plumb line, how to define shadow and light shapes and turn them into forms. Leo will also go over 9-step value theory and “keying the drawing” process.

6. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 6: Portrait on Toned Paper Project With Leo Mancini-Hresko

In this lesson, Leo will draw a portrait of a live model with the same light and shade pattern as in the Plaster Cast Project. This will be the same technique that he used for drawing 3d still objects with the only difference that his model is going to be slightly moving.

7. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 7: Long Pose Figure Project With Leo Mancini-Hresko

In this lesson, Leo will demonstrate how to draw a long pose figure project with charcoal on white paper with the same degree of contrast as in Plaster Cast Project. Drawing along with the instructor you will gain the skills of using full tonal range in your work.

8. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 8: Short Pose Figure on Toned Paper Project With Leo Mancini-Hresko

In this lesson, Leo will work through the same problems but in a short pose drawing. He will be working on toned paper from a live model trying to get a real sense of who this person is and how he is standing.

9. Sight-Size Drawing Lesson 9: Final Long Pose Figure Project With Joe Altwer

In this lesson, you will learn to draw a full-valued figure. Along with the instructor, you will go all the way from lighting set-up and choosing a model’s pose to defining and organizing shadow and halftone values.

Lesson 01 – Introduction to Sight-Size Method 01. Sight-Size Method Course Trailer 02. Interview with Daniel Graves, Founder and Director of the Florence Academy of Art 03. Introduction to Sight-Size Drawing 04. Tools and Utensils Overview (Part 1) 05. Tools and Utensils Overview (Part 2) 06. Drawing Papers

Lesson 02 – Beginner Bargue Plate Project 01. Beginner Bargue Plate Project Overview 02. Charles Bargue Course Introduction 03. Copying of a Simple Bargue Plate 04. Refining the Drawing 05. Comparing the Drawing and the Bargue Plate with the Mirror, Getting the Drawing More Precise 06. Finishing Up the Drawing 07. Beginner Bargue Plate Project Assignment Instructions

Lesson 03 – Intermediate Bargue Plate Project 01. Intermediate Bargue Plate Project Overview, Blocking In the Drawing 02. Blocking in Shadow and Light Shapes 03. Checking the Widths and the Angles with the Plumb Line 04. Positive and Negative Shapes, Soft and Hard Edges 05. Criticizing Your Own Work, Working with Eraser and Making Adjustments 06. Darkening the Drawing 07. Detailing the Drawing 08. Finishing the Drawing 09. Intermediate Bargue Plate Assignment Instructions

Lesson 04 – Short Poses Figure Project 01. Short Poses Figure Project Overview 02. Defining the Contour of the Figure 03. Refining the Shadow Shapes and the Figure Outline 04. Sitting Pose- Blocking the Figure with Straight Lines, Developing Body Gesture, and a Shadow Line 05. Sitting Pose- Refining the Shadow Line and the Outline 06. Standing Contrapposto Pose- Blocking the Figure with Straight Lines, Defining Gesture, Proportions, and a Shadow Line 07. Standing Contrapposto Pose- Working on Shadow Shapes 08. Standing Pose- Working on a Line Quality 09. Standing Pose- Closing the Shadow Shapes and Applying Values for the Shadows

Lesson 05 – Plaster Cast Project 01. Plaster Cast Project Introduction 02. Making the Project Plan, Starting Blocking In the Drawing 03. Blocking In the Shapes, Adding More Information 04. Checking Angles and Proportions with the Mirror and the Plumb Line, Putting In Some Tone to Separate Light and Dark 05. Putting More Tone Into the Drawing, Double-checking the Proportions 06. Working on the Shadow Shapes, Filling in the Background 07. Nine-step Value Theory, Working on the Light-and-shade Pattern 08. Characterization of the Shapes, Getting Them More Precise 09. Darkening the Background, Getting the Drawing More Contrasty 10. Keeping the Shadow and the Light Shapes Flat, Staying Away From Modeling 11. Defining Halftones, Starting Modeling the Forms 12. Bringing Down the Values 13. Adjusting the Values (Part 1) 14. Adjusting the Values (Part 2) 15. Adjusting the Values (Part 3) 16. Values Compression and Keying Edges 17. Finishing the Drawing 18. Plaster Cast Project Assignment Instructions

Lesson 06 – Portrait on Toned Paper Project 01. Portrait on Toned Paper Project Overview 02. Blocking In the Portrait 03. Defining Facial Features, Putting In Some Tone 04. Detailing the Features, Working on Shade and Light Shapes 05. Defining Highlights with a White Chalk, Working on the Facial Expression 06. Adding More Information to the Drawing 07. Working with a Brush and an Eraser 08. Working with a White Chalk 09. Final Pass Over the Features 10. Unifying the Values, Adding Accents 11. Finishing the Drawing 12. Instructor Summary

Lesson 07 – Long Pose Figure Project 01. Long Pose Figure Project Overview 02. Blocking In the Figure 03. Developing the Contour and Introducing the Shadow Shapes 04. Comparing the Drawing and the Model, Making Adjustments 05. Laying out the Tone, Working on the Head and the Facial Features 06. Working on the Visual Impression 07. Starting Modeling, Getting a Sense of Form 08. Working on the Shadow Edges, Modeling the Form 09. Building Hierarchy of the Halftones 10. Darkening the Shadows and the Background 11. Unifying the Edges, Starting Detailing 12. Detailing the Drawing, Working on the Background 13. Detailing the Drawing, Working on the Standing Leg 14. Checking the Design and Tonal Structure of the Drawing with the Black Mirror 15. Keeping Working on the Tonal Relationships and Hierarchy 16. Comparing the Tone of the Legs, the Mid Section and the Chest 17. Adding Accents to the Drawing 18. Accentuating Some Darker Tones 19. Final Pass Over the Drawing 20. Long Pose Figure Project Assignment Instructions

Lesson 08 – Short Pose Figure on Toned Paper Project 01. Short Pose Figure on Toned Paper Project Overview 02. Blocking In the Figure 03. Defining the Outline and Placing the Big Shadow Shapes 04. Adding Values to the Big Light and Shadow Shapes 05. Placing Smaller Shapes 06. Adding Values to the Smaller Shapes 07. Comparing the Drawing with the Model, Making Changes 08. Modeling the Forms 09. Adding More Information to the Drawing 10. Final Pass Over the Figure, Adding Accents 11. Finishing the Drawing 12. Short Pose Figure on Toned Paper Project

Lesson 09 – Final Long Pose Figure Project 01. Long Pose Project Overview, Lighting Set-Up, Choosing a Pose, Blocking In the Figure 02. Developing the Contour and Introducing the Shadow Shapes 03. Wrapping up the Shadow Shape, Connecting Everything Together 04. Working on the Outline and Adding Values to the Shadows 05. Working on Shadow Values and Putting in a Background Value 06. Correcting the Outline 07. Reconfirming Positions of the Shapes 08. Improving the Outline, the Shadow Shapes, and the Light Shape, Introducing Mid-Tone Values 09. Adjusting the Background Value and Putting in Larger Values inside the Light Shape 10. Introducing Halftones and Darkening the Shadows and the Background 11. Working on the Middle Area of the Figure and Getting Through the Whole Body 12. Getting the Background to its True Value and Adjusting its Relationships with Halftone Values 13. Working on the Lower Legs and Going Up the Body 14. Working on the Halftones and Bringing the Background to a Unified Value 15. Continuing Working on the Values, Flipping Over the Drawing 16. Bringing the Contrast Up, Refining the Shapes and the Values Throughout the Whole Drawing 17. Organizing and Refining the Values 18. Unifying the Values 19. Modeling a Form and Refining the Whole Drawing 20. Clarifying Shapes in the Knee and Lower Leg Area and Working on the Portrait 21. Comparing the Values on the Face and on the Body, Working on the Standing Leg 22. Correcting the Shadow Line on the Standing Leg, Resolving the Shapes 23. Refining the Outline of the Figure and Resolving the Shapes 24. Cleaning and Finishing Up the Drawing

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