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Structural Drawing: Dimension and Proportion

  • Introduction-Intermediate
  • Drawing
This course is appropriate for students looking to make their drawings and paintings look and feel more three dimensional. Students will learn how to confidently draw the five major forms and how to recognize those forms in every-day objects. Students will then learn how to combine those forms into more organic shapes as our subjects for drawing become more complex. As a class, we will work through drawing demonstrations and student critiques by drawing directly over student work. Topics covered will include: gesture drawing; contour drawing; and an extended focus on proportion drawing strategies. The exercises covered in this course can be applied to drawing still life setups, the human figure, animals, singular objects and structures from your own imagination. 

Spring 2021: 8 weeks:  Tuition: $355

PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID 19, special policies and regulations will apply. Students must be in agreement with these health and safety regulations and TSA's policies in order to enrol.

Notes: Lindsey is a Toronto-based Artist who has been teaching in Toronto for the last 6 years. She has taught film making, stop motion and classical animation, script writing, camera editing and video game design at the Toronto International Film Festival. And at the Animation Portfolio Workshop, topics included Gesture Drawing, Structure Drawing, Anatomy, Character Design, Perspective, Layout Design, Composition, Animation for beginners, and Storyboarding. Currently, Lindsey is working freelance with a focus on design jobs for animation as a layout artist and prop designer. Lindsey is a big believer in progressive learning - she values transferable skills over singular assignments, making sure that all lessons work cohesively with one another.
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What you will learn

  • You will learn about the five major forms and how to combine them
  • How to recognize the five major forms in every-day objects, and draw those objects with confidence
  • You will learn different approaches to structural drawing through gesture, contour and pressure sensitivity
  • You will learn several different measuring and proportion drawing strategies including how to use negative spaces, alignment lines and comparative measuring

Materials to Bring

Note: Please keep your purchase receipts in case you need to return items purchased

  • A sketchbook of your choosing, minimum size 8.5 x 11" 
  • 1 x pad of tracing paper, approximate size 8.5 x 11"  
  • A newsprint pad, size 18 x 24"
  • 2 x 2B Conte Sticks
  • 2 x 2B Conte Pencils
  • Three coloured pencils of your choosing (Prismacolour Col-Erase Pencils are a preferred brand), pick darker colours such as dark blue, brown, or red)
  • Graphite pencils: 2B, 4B, 6B
  • A ruler
  • A kneadable eraser
  • A measuring stick (a knitting needle or barbecue skewer both work perfectly)