Online: Drawing Facial Expressions & Emotions

Online using Zoom.
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Mondays 11am - 1pm (Pacific Time)

March 30 - May 18

8 weeks

Want to create portraits that capture the real person? Want to draw convincing illustrations? Want to show the range of human emotion in your artwork? We will work in sketchbooks, using creative exercises to improve our ability to see and draw. This workshop is based on Gary Faigin’s book The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression.

This book is considered the definitive guide to capturing facial expressions. We will study the expressions created by individual facial muscles and focus on six basic human emotions: sadness, anger, joy, fear, disgust, and surprise.

Each of the lessons will introduce new ideas and exercises, and challenge you to think about this tricky subject in new ways. You will get a creative workout, but in a relaxed, supportive setting.

For suggested art supplies, click here. In addition to art supplies, you will need to purchase Gary Faigin’s book The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression.

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There is a $35 cancellation fee. No refunds for cancellations received less than two weeks before the day of the workshop.