Bridgman's Anatomy with Travis Wilson

In this workshop we will be breaking down the work of George Bridgman. His drawings have been a staple of artistic anatomy practice, but are often difficult to study because of their cryptic nature and messiness.

We will be drawing Bridgman's drawings in charcoal on newsprint with a focus on cleaning up the chaotic linework and shading for greater clarity. We will also be working from photos of a model in similar poses to apply the knowledge, referencing Jeff Watts' Watts on Bridgman book. Our main goal with this study is to learn not only how to study from Bridgman, but to memorize and stylize anatomy of the human body using Bridgman's principles for more inspirational drawings.

Worksheets will be provided. If you have Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life, please bring it!

Schedule

Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 17:00
Lunch break from 13:00 to 14:00

Program

Each session will start with an instructor demonstration of 30 minutes. In the remaining time students will draw and Travis will provide individual trace-over corrections and critiques on student work.

Day 1:

• Session 1: Bridgman Torso
• Session 2: Applying Bridgman to Photos

Day 2:

• Session 1: Bridgman Arms
• Session 2: Applying Bridgman to Photos

Day 3:

• Session 1: Bridgman Legs
• Session 2: Applying Bridgman to Photos

Materials

Demos and Instructor drawings will be done with the following materials:

• Smooth newsprint paper, 18”x24”.
• Drawing board, 18”x24”
• Conte 1710b Charcoal Pencils
• Wolff’s Carbon Charcoal Pencils (4b and 6b)
• Kneaded Eraser

Atelier note: See our materials list to find options where to buy smooth newsprint and Wolff's Carbon pencils.

Info

• Direkt neben dem Atelier gibt es ein B&B Hotel
• Im Gebäude hinter dem Atelier gibt es ein Airbnb Apartment
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