
Explore the byzantine iconography series 5 drawing three-quarter figures, showing how this stance links figures within complex compositions and with the viewer.
Master garment rendering for 3/4 figures in Byzantine iconography, focusing on volumes of cloth hanging from the waist, decorative patterns, and tassels.
Explore a dynamic three-quarter figure of archangel Gabriel in the Annunciation icon, noting movement and garments blowing in the breeze against the face Toklas who is seated or standing.
In this course, Series 5, we are going to be studying figures in various 3/4 poses.
In Section 1 we will study the basic 3/4 figure in a deisis pose, by drawing the Theotokos.
In Section 2, we will study and angel in a bowing 3/4 pose.
Finally, in Section 3 we will study the figure of Archangel Gabriel from the Annunciation icon in a dynamic 3/4 pose.
Required Materials: Pencil, paper and eraser.