Drawing the Figure

Thursday-Saturday
September 13-15   10 am – 4 pm

Medium: drawing
Level: I, II & III
Instructor: Knight Martorell
Tuition: $225 member/$260 non-member

The purpose of this course is to develop skills in the representation of the human form and understanding of its creative use in drawing & painting. Working with live models, the studio concentrates on anatomical proportion, light, shape, and movement. Slide discussions of master figure drawings set examples and standards. The course will increase eye-hand coordination, develop an understanding of gesture and form and help the drawing student gain the critical skills necessary when representing the human figure in art. A variety of painting media may be used in extensive observation and analysis of live models.
P. Knight Martorell is an architect and artist/illustrator who also has extensive experience as an art director, and educator of art and design. He has taught for several years, as an adjunct professor, at the University of South Florida’s School of Architecture and Community Design, graduate courses in advance design studio, graphics and visual thinking. His undergraduate study in Fine Arts was followed by ten years experience as an art director, artist and illustrator, before acquiring his Master in Architecture. He practiced architecture as a principle within the Tampa-based firm of TANGRAM Architecture & Development for 15 years, before moving to Highlands, NC with his wife, Leslie and their son, Colin.
Knight’s company now provides architectural design and rendering services, as well as, marketing, print & publication consultation to Omaha-based H.D.R., and other urban design firms around the U.S. As an artist/illustrator, Knight is fluent in several media, but specializes in pencil, pen&ink drawing, watercolor, Prismacolor and is experienced in image support software, such as Photoshop & 3-D computer modeling. His drawings and watercolor paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States and Great Britain, while his design visualization images have been extensively published in both Architecture and Urban design textbook, journals and periodicals.

Supply List: Graphite drawing or sketching pencil, 2H, B, and 2B, 3B and a 6B, or an Ebony pencil; Ink Pen- disposable fountain pen; Hand held pencil sharpener; Kneaded Eraser, Rectangular vinyl ( plastic) eraser; Drawing Paper- 1 pad of drawing paper, either 8-12” x 9” x 12”, white paper; Sketch pad – journal- Approximately 7” x 10”, ring bound is best ; Strongly suggested (but not required):18" X 24" rough newsprint pad