Byzantine Iconography Series 2: Drawing The Half-Figure

Laying the Foundations for Byzantine Iconography

What you'll learn
Draw hands in various gestures.
Draw a half-figure in the dynamic frontal pose.
Draw a half figure in the 3/4 pose.
Requirements
Pencil and paper
It is recommended that students have already completed Series 1 on Drawing the Face
Description
In this series of lessons we will progress from what we've learned in the first series on Drawing the Face to learning the basics of constructing the half-figure. In the first two sections we will start by learning to draw hands in several different gestures. In the third section we will study the front facing half figure and in the fourth the 3/4 pose.

Overview

Section 1: Drawing Hands (Part 1)

Lecture 1 Hands 1.1 (Introduction)

Lecture 2 Hands 1.2

Lecture 3 Hands 1.3

Lecture 4 Hands 1.4

Section 2: Drawing Hands (Part 2)

Lecture 5 Hands 2.1

Lecture 6 Hands 2.2

Lecture 7 Hands 2.3

Lecture 8 Hands 2.4

Section 3: Drawing the Half-Figure in the Frontal Pose

Lecture 9 Frontal Half-Figure 3.1

Lecture 10 Frontal Half figure 3.2

Lecture 11 Frontal Half Figure 3.3

Lecture 12 Frontal Half figure 3.4

Section 4: 3/4 Half Figure

Lecture 13 3/4 Half Figure 4.1

Lecture 14 3/4 Half Figure 4.2

Lecture 15 3/4 Half Figure 4.3

This course is aimed at beginners with no experience in Byzantine Iconography or those who who have learned by tracing icons and would like to learn to draw them. Anyone why takes this course should have completed the first series on Drawing the Face.