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Byzantine Iconography Series 4: Drawing the Full Figure (P4)
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Byzantine Iconography Series 4: Drawing the Full Figure (P4)

Laying the Foundations for Byzantine Iconography
Created byBridget Hayes
Last updated 4/2020
English
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What you'll learn

  • Students will learn to draw frontal full-figure poses
  • St John the Forerunner
  • Angels
  • Soldier Saints

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 50m total length

  • 12.1 Introduction2:30

    Learn to draw the full figure of St. John the forerunner in diverse poses within orthodox iconography. Build rhythm in the camel hair garment and note placement toward Christ.

  • 12.2 Camel Hair Garment-Rhythm 13:29

    Learn to build a simple gesture to establish movement and rhythm in drawing, balancing mechanical structure with a flexible, rubbery feel to develop a natural sense of rhythm.

  • 12.3 Camel Hair Garment - Rhythm 23:40

    Practice creating a rhythm in a camel hair garment to convey movement in the full-figure drawing. The example shows Michael facing us, using rhythm to emphasize motion.

  • 12.4 Camel Hair Sleeve Rhythm4:30

    Learn to draw a sleeve with volume by shaping lines around the shoulder to render the arm, and explore an almost circular movement on the shoulder to convey depth.

  • 12.5 Basic Structure and Rhythm of the Figure1:45

    Depict Saint John moving toward the icon of Christ in a desert ascetic pose, with foreshortened arm holding a scroll, a staff, and a mantle that shapes transverse relationships.

  • 12.6 Garments - Mantle6:17

    Learn to render the mantle and garment on a full figure by tracing its volume, curves, and hanging folds as the leg moves, showing how drapery falls and gathers.

  • 12.7 Camel Hair Garment3:00

    Explore drawing techniques for the full figure in Byzantine iconography, focusing on depicting a camel hair garment, the hand, and the shoulder to convey form.

  • 12.8 Hands - Scroll - Feet6:37

    Master drawing the full figure in Byzantine iconography by detailing hands, a scroll, feet, garment, hair, and a staff, with cross and surrounding elements.

  • 12.9 Face8:23

    Master drawing the face in the Byzantine iconography full-figure series through a concise tutorial that guides continued practice and exploration.

Requirements

  • Students should have completed Series 1 Drawing the Face
  • Series 3 Garment Basics
  • Series 4: Drawing the Full Figure (P1)

Description

In this course, Part 4 of Series 4, we will continue to draw full figure Saints and their garments, by putting into practice what was learned in the series on Garment Basics and Series 4 Part 1. We will study figures in dynamic poses.

In section one we will be studying the garments of St John the Forerunner and how to create rhythm in the camel hair garments.

In Section two we will learn to draw angels and their wings.

Finally, in Section 3 we will draw the garments of the soldier saints.


Required Materials: Pencil, paper and eraser.

Who this course is for:

  • Intermediate Students who have already completed the first 3 Series of tutorials

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