Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome & Introduction – Getting ready to sketch

  • 2

    01 Constructing simple stick figures

    • Workbook to print for Topic 01

    • Figure Basics

    • Speaking & Thinking

    • Exercise: 3 people stories

    • Arms

    • Arms – Articulation & tension

    • Holding things

    • Legs & feet

    • Figures in action – Walking, running, sitting

    • Figures in action – With objects

    • Torso dynamics

    • Common mistakes

    • All drawings from Topic 01

    • Practice Prompts for Topic 01
  • 3

    02 Expressing emotions through facial expressions

    • Workbook to print for Topic 02

    • Face proportions

    • Facial expressions: Eyebrows

    • Facial expressions: Mouths

    • Facial expressions: Eyes

    • Facial expressions: Mixing and matching

    • Emanata

    • Sharpening expression

    • All drawings from Topic 02

    • Practice prompts for Topic 02
  • 4

    03 Sketching different types of people

    • Workbook to print for Topic 03

    • Ingredients for different characters

    • Body shape and proportions

    • Clothes

    • Props

    • Background & language

    • Inclusivity

    • Age

    • Gender

    • Abilities

    • Exercise: Random character game

    • Creating a character sheet

    • All drawings from Topic 03

    • Practice Prompts for Topic 03
  • 5

    04 From stick figures to full body figures

    • Workbook to print for Topic 04

    • From stick figure to full figure

    • Line articulation & limb thickness

    • Practicing outline figures

    • Clothes

    • Practicing figures with clothes

    • Bone and joint technique

    • Practicing bone and joint technique

    • All drawings from Topic 04

    • Practice Prompts for Topic 04
  • 6

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