The last weekend of this month
TLCWorkshops is hosting
Terese Nielsen who is teaching a fabulous looking figure-related workshop. I'm giving you a sneak peek into the assignment we'll be working on:
Idealized Realism and the Human Figure
The
assignment for this weekend is to portray an iconic, idealized image of the
essence or attitude of a chosen character. (This would be similar to what is
assigned to an illustrator for an interior book illustration, character driven
card art, or spot illustrations for a magazine or D&D manual.)
Your Task
Bring
a’ bio’ to class of a character that you will depict from mid thigh or waist
up. We're focusing on beauty/idealism so choose one (male/female) that you have
an affinity for, and will provide the opportunity to portray attitude and
charisma. (Think angels, gods/goddesses or characters from mythology). Bring a
half page write-up about your character: no need to put your writers-hat on
here, just notes and details about the character.
We
will only be working on the drawing aspect of the illustration, which will
include selecting appropriate, powerful reference, as well as shooting supplemental
photos for costuming or hand and arm positions. The final drawing can be drawn
entirely by hand or partially composed in Photoshop and printed if you wish to speed
up the process of achieving a tight final tracing paper sketch. Keep your design
iconic, without complicated backgrounds or surroundings. Select design elements
and symbolism that are relevant and supportive to what the character is about.
Come play with us! There are just a couple of spots left.
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