Drawing the Costumed Figure:
Drapery in Action
Instructed by Aisha Fajardo
Saturdays, 10am-1pm
May 4 - June 8, 2024
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2024
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Description
The ability to render the human figure in attire has been an invaluable skill for artists throughout the history of art; understanding how clothing works with and around the figure can reveal a wide range of artistic subjects for artists of all skill levels—from full portraits to fantasy illustration and concept design.
Drawing the Costumed Figure will focus on live models dressed in various costumes, with attention paid to depicting assorted fabrics, textures, and fashion styles over a base of structural anatomy.
Students in this class will explore the following topics:
• Constructing anatomy from a structural perspective, focused on understanding how volume, motion, and tension of the garments behave over the live subject.
• Navigating how fabrics behave (even in the absence of a reference) to achieve a solid drawing.
• Rendering techniques to deal with texture, pattern, sheen, and a “painterly” look within a charcoal drawing.
• Understanding the criteria necessary to begin stylizing, idealizing, or inventing complex objects and subjects moving forward.
Students will have the choice of working on portraits focused on the upper body or full costume renderings.
Tuition: $300
Class Size:
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 12
Materials List:
- Charcoal pencils (Conté 1710B, Wolff's Carbon 6B, General's 4B)
- 18x24” SMOOTH Newsprint Paper (…or other smooth, non-gritty paper. PLEASE, do not purchase a rough-surfaced paper.)
- Single-edge razor blades
- Sandpaper or sanding pad
- Kneaded eraser
- Chamois (optional)
Level of Study: This class is suggested for individuals with at least an early-intermediate understanding of drawing, including some awareness of drawing the human form. Knowledge of drawing fundamentals (composing, measuring proportions and angles, value-building) will be helpful, as will an awareness of the seven types of fabric folds: the Diaper fold, the Zigzag fold, the Pipe fold, the Inert fold, the Spiral fold, the Half-Lock fold, the Drop/Fly-away fold.
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Student master copy of DaVinci
LOCATION: Unless otherwise specified, all courses are hosted at Manifest's new facility at 'M1' in Clifton at 3464 Central Parkway (see map and directions below). Manifest's new facility provides multiple studio classrooms, private lesson space, a darkroom, a film processing room, and a multi-purpose lecture and class meeting space as well as on-site parking, grounds, and exterior spaces in which to relax, discuss, and make art. The studios are outfitted with professional equipment, furniture, and study aids.
Map to Manifest's M1 Studios | Studio Calendar | Darkroom Calendar
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About the instructor:
Aisha Fajardo is a Cincinnati-based artist, originally from Madrid, Spain. She completed her BFA in 2017 at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria in Madrid and continued her formal artistic training at Watts Atelier of the Arts in Encinitas, California. Inspired by that traditional training, Aisha soon began working in the digital drawing and painting realms, translating the time-honored principles of the old masters through the latest tools and technology.
Fatally drawn to all things gothic and beautiful, Aisha’s primary focus in recent years has been on illustration and imaginative realism. She has worked in the dark fantasy genre as a freelancer—creating book covers, tabletop game illustrations and characters, as well as commissions for private clients. She has been a masterclass speaker at her alma mater and has participated in several collaborative gallery and art fair exhibitions (including Matadero Madrid 2016 and JustMad 2018).
Aisha and her husband travel back to Madrid at least once a year to visit family, get a fix of medieval cathedrals, and take a break from their 4 cats. When she’s in town, Aisha can be found moderating the Drawing Center’s Open Figure sessions, for which she’s volunteered since 2022.
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