Instructor: Sanne van Tongeren
Date: Wednesday 6th of December (9-00 - 15:00)
Cost: 180 euro
Location: Hendrik van Wijnstraat 10, 1065 AS Amsterdam
In this one-day workshop participants will join the first year program in the morning (sculpting the facial features) and sculpt the human figure in the afternoon. The aim of this workshop is to provide an introduction to the human figure. We will work with a step-by-step structure, in which you learn to accurately describe the large structures and the bony landmarks.
Program
During the morning session participants explore the human face and its features. After lunch time Sanne van Tongeren gives a short introduction to the 'Drawing in space' teaching method, demonstrating the most important themes (gesture - proportion - body type) using the model for reference. Once the model’s pose has been analized, we bend the armature into the correct shape. We then systematically look at the relationship between the large structures ('box' and 'egg') and the important 'bony landmarks' with special attention to proportions and gesture. The workshop ends with a review of the method.
Time table
9.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 15.00 h
Instructor
Sanne van Tongeren is principal instructor and founder of Figura.
Practical information
This workshop is open to beginning and intermediate students and particularly designed for candidates who consider to apply for the two year program. At the conclusion of the workshop a list with key learning points is provided. There is an opportunity to photograph your work. The armatures are the property of the academy. Participants who decide to join the full program will receive a 180 euro discount on their tuition fee once they have been accepted into the curriculum.
What you need to bring to the studio: lunch, apron, notebook
This course includes:
✓ intimate setting
✓ instruction by a classically trained sculptor
✓ meet and greet with students and teachers
✓ individual guidance in Dutch / English at your own level
✓ demonstrations illustrating the instructions
✓ hand-out with key learning points
✓ 180 euro discount on the tuition fee of the two-year program