Ashley Hold, Oskar SchlemmerStudies of Standing Figure by Oskar Schlemmer © Oskar Schlemmer

Figure - Finding Form Through Abstraction (rec)

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Create accurate, gestural figures through abstract forms in this new online webinar led by artist Ashley Hold.

Join us for this new online class exploring how abstraction and geometry can help simplify capturing the figure. Drawing the figure from life can seem challenging, especially for beginners. Simplifying the human form to abstracted forms and geometric shapes can create a more gestural, rhythmic approach, and render proportions more accurately.  

Looking to artists such as Wyndham Lewis, Oscar Schlemmer and Tamara de Lempicka, Ashley shows you how to look for geometry in a subject, and how this technique offers a more accessible approach to working from life. This approach helps you to start and plan a drawing rather than getting caught up in the detail.  

Learn to capture the figure through simple, geometric shapes and forms. See how this technique can be used anywhere and transferred to different subjects by thinking about how you can simplify what you see and deal with a whole object rather than the details. Draw with greater accuracy. 

Ashley Hold, Tamara de Lempicka
Portrait in the green bugatti by Tamara de Lempicka, 1925 © Tamara de Lempicka
Ashley Hold, Wyndham Lewis
Ezra Pound by Wyndham Lewis, 1920 © Wyndham Lewis
Ashley Hold, Oskar Schlemmer
Figure Study by Oskar Schlemmer © Oskar Schlemmer
Ashley Hold, Wyndham Lewis
Ezra Pound by Wyndham Lewis, 1938, © Wyndham Lewis

Who is this course for?

Suitable for anyone looking to improve their skills, experience, attitude and mobility in drawing but particularly helpful for beginners looking for ways to start and plan a drawing. This webinar is helpful for focusing on the whole object and its composition rather than getting caught up on the details. 

What will I learn?

1. Learn a new approach for capturing the figure through geometry and abstraction. 

2. See how other artists have utilised this technique in their work. 

3. Ways in to start or plan a new drawing or painting. 

4. Simplify the figure and depict the body with greater accuracy. 

5. Create more rhythmic and gestural drawings of the human form. 

How does an online session work?

We record the sessions so you can watch on demand, as often as you like, for up to 60 days after purchase. This way you can pause a scene, rewind and finish your painting.

You will be invited to join our Facebook Alumni group so you can share your discoveries with fellow students from around the world. You can also share your work live with others on social media using the #schoolofpainting and tagging us @stives painting

You can watch on a PC, laptop or tablet and if you have chromecast or miracast you could even cast to your SmartTV from your phone.

Figure – Finding Form Through Abstraction (rec)

Drawing / Figure

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Taught by

Ashley
Hold

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I’m a representational painter and all my teaching is oriented for those who want to make representational painting, whether landscape, or figure-based. Most of my teaching has focused on the individual students’ needs, identifying strengths and weaknesses, and offering strategies to develop the latter. Generally, the things that people struggle with in their work are counter intuitive

What to Bring

A list of materials will be available to see in your account upon purchase of the course.

You will need access to the internet and ideally a PC, laptop or a tablet with audio. Phones are not really suitable to watch a webinar on, unless you can cast to your Smart TV.

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