Byzantine Iconography Series 4: Drawing The Full Figure (P3)

Laying the Foundations for Byzantine Iconography

What you'll learn
Students will learn to draw the garments of Imperial Saints, Martyrs and Holy Unmercenaries in frontal poses.
Basic rules of composition for drawing an icon with two figures.
Requirements
Students should have completed Series 1 (Drawing the Face)
Series 3: Garment Basics
Series 4: Drawing the Full Figure (P1)
Description
In this course, Part 3 of Series 4, we will continue to draw full figure Saints and their garments, by putting into practice what was learned in the series on Garment Basics. We will also go more in depth into the use of the transverse principle in created rhythm  and harmony in our figures as well as how it is used in composing icons of more than one figure.In section one we will be studying the garments of Imperial and Noble Saints.In Section two we will learn to draw the garments of the martyrs.Finally, in Section 3 we will draw the garments of the Unmercenary Saints and learn basic rules of composition for drawing two figures together. Required Materials: Pencil, paper and eraser.

Overview

Section 1: Imperial and Noble Saints

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 9.2 St Constantine 1

Lecture 3 9.3 St Constantine 2

Lecture 4 9.4 St Theodora

Section 2: Martyrs

Lecture 5 10.1 Introduction

Lecture 6 10.2 Basic Structure

Lecture 7 10.3 Garments 1

Lecture 8 10.4 Garments 2

Lecture 9 10.5 Face

Section 3: Holy Unmercenaries (Basic Composition)

Lecture 10 11.1 Introduction

Lecture 11 11.2 Garments 1

Lecture 12 11.3 Garments 2

Lecture 13 11.4 Garments 3

Lecture 14 11.5 Garments 4

Lecture 15 11.6 Faces

Intermediate