Expressive People & Composition
Join Pedro Loureiro on a journey through the nuances of sketching people’s expressions and seamlessly composing a crowd.
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What is this course about?
Figure Drawing: Expressive People
A Step-by-Step Course for Intermediate Artists
In this 4-part course, discover how detail and distance work together in sketching. You'll also learn to skillfully use negative space and blank areas to highlight action, expression, and a character’s posture and attitude.
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What are others saying
James S
One thing I took away from this lesson is the importance of sight measuring off of adjacent people. In other words, to look at that negative space and also use horizontal alignments.
Valerie A
This course was an amazing course; learnt so much by his details and his techniques. And I was able to tell a story.
Pedro Loureiro
Pedro Loureiro is an architecture illustrator from Lisbon, Portugal. As a child, he began his artistic career by copying his favourite comic book panels. Later he took drawing classes in architecture school and joined the Urban Sketchers community, consolidating his path into the professional art world.
His goal for teaching is for his students to realise how perception changes when seeing the world through sketching. Everyone can learn to draw. Pedro uses sketching as a tool of perception and understanding of surroundings, exciting characters, and stories of the everyday.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get my money back if I don't like the course?
We offer a no-questions-asked 14-day money-back guarantee, counting from the purchase date.
We only ask that you request a refund before spending two hours or more on the course. We will then, proceed with the refund and cancelation.
The guarantee extends to all classes or courses that are purchased individually but not to our subscriptions.
What will I learn in each class?
Here is a short description of every single class:
Session 1: Facial Expressions
You will learn how to progress from sketching generic human faces to imbuing them with life and expression.
Session 2: Proportions & Perspective
You will learn how to sketch full figures at different distances. At the end of the workshop, you will be able to correctly proportion sketched people and place them in relation to each other, creating a scene that simulates an urban perspective.
Session 3: What to Paint, What to Leave Out
You will learn how to manage the right balance between ink and watercolour in sketching a human figure. You will also learn the value of leaving white paper and missing lines. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to create expressive faces and full human figures that appear to be in motion.
Session 4: Puzzle Piecing Figures into a Scene
In this workshop, you will apply all the knowledge that we’ve acquired so far - manage detail of figures and faces at different distances, practice the details of different human expressions, join several figures together in the same composition as if they were puzzle pieces, explore the potential of the roles of ink and watercolour in static and moving figures and in enhancing the expression of a face, and master the counterintuitive art of refraining from drawing all the lines you see!
What art supplies will I need?
You can do the whole course with these:
Fineliner pens, fountain pen or rollerball pen
Pencil (preferably 2B)
Sketchbook or sketchpad (suggested: 120-180g) for early classes
Watercolour sketchbook or sketchpad (suggested: 180-300g) for later classes
Water cup
Paper tissue
A set of watercolours, although we'll only use one colour (recommended colours: indigo, payne's gray, neutral tint, sepia)
A couple of round brushes (medium sized - size 8-12 is good)
How long is each class?
The course contains four sessions. Each session is around 90 minutes long.
I still have questions!
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