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Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
1878 Figure Drawing: From Life and Imagination

Weekly workshop, 10AM-2PM, January 12th to March 1st, 2012, 8 Thursdays $395

This figure drawing class combines drawing from a live model and your imagination. Basic figure construction and gesture are the fundamental tools developed and used in class. Important skills developed include analysis of action, the ability to change a pose from that observed and create new poses from imagination.  

This class is managed by the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art.  All classes will be held at 16926 Saticoy Street, Van Nuys, CA 91406
 Please call (818) 708-9232 or visit online registration to enroll in this class.

Required supplies for this class:

  • 18”x24” Bond paper - No Newsprint

  • Drawing Board

  • Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencils (Sanguine & Black)

  • Fountain Pen and Ink

  • Water Brush

  • Kneaded Eraser

  • Razor Blade or Xacto knife (to sharpen pencils)

  • Sanding Board

  • Vilppu Drawing Manual (Recommended)

 

Can't get to Los Angeles for classes?

Attend Glenn's renowned week-long spring classes at the...
Ringling College of Art & Design

Traditional Figure Drawing, Anatomy & Construction
March 5-9, 2012
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Study with Glenn Vilppu and learn his traditional Renaissance approach to figure drawing. He says it is important to be able to draw the figure in any position from memory. His methodology is applicable whether your direction is fine art, computer or traditional animation. Previous drawing experience required. This course is not eligible for Member benefits or promotional savings. (Students working toward a certificate may apply this course to meet the following contact hours: FR, FE.)

Drawing the Head, Hands, and Feet
March 5-9, 2012
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Learn a structural approach to head drawing, constructing the head through an understanding of anatomy and planes. Study also includes a focus on clothing and drapery. Poses are both short and long. Gain an understanding of the fundamentals of expression and drapery and how to capture them in a quick sketch. Previous drawing experience required. This course is not eligible for Member benefits or promotional savings. (Students working toward a certificate may apply this course to meet the following contact hours: FR, FE.)

Get more information and to sign up, go to www.ringling.edu or call 941-955-8866

 

California Art Club
Figure Drawing Workshop 

July 25th-29th, 2011, 10:00 AM-4:00 PM  $475
Master Artist Workshop Series, Pasadena CA Call (626) 583-9009

 

American Animation Institute/ Animation Guild Classes  
Anatomy
Tuesday's June 21 & 28, July 5, 12 & 19, (no class 26th) Aug 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30,  2011
10:30AM-4:00PM
10 Sessions $250

This class will be an in-depth study of anatomy and how it is used in drawing. Recommended Materials: drawing board, pencils, paper (any size).  

This class will focus on anatomy from an artist's point of view.  The first session will focus on proportion.  Each following week will focus on a different area of the body with a detailed lecture/demonstration on the bones and muscles and the way they appear in different poses, as well as how to use them to render the forms to accentuate the action. 

Each class session will include a lecture and a demonstration.  The demonstrations will be either be with traditional media on paper or projected as Glenn draws on his tablet computer and saves layers so they can be replayed to show the progression of the drawings.  During the course, demos will be followed by drawing from the model, with individual help given to each student at his or her own level.

This class is managed by the Animation Guild.  All classes will be held at the Animation Guild's NEW location!  1105 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 93510.
 Please contact Lynn at the Animation Guild for details and enrollment in this class.
(818) 845-7000 (or 7500) http://www.animationguild.org/education

Cartoon animation in the United States is at a crisis point. The classic animators of the "golden age of animation" have almost all retired, and too many of the greats have passed away. Few attempts have been made to pass the wealth of these artists' knowledge to a new generation.  The American Animation Institute was founded in 1980 by the Animation Guild and Affiliated Optical Electronic and Graphic Arts, Local 839 IATSE, to further the art of the animated cartoon in the United States through educational and other activities.

UCLA
Glenn currently teaches in the Master's of Animation program at UCLA. His classes there are held during the fall and winter quarters and are only for students enrolled in the Master's program.

 

Not sure if you are ready to take a class from Glenn in person?  We often hear questions from "I'm not sure if I am good enough yet" to "I am not sure if I will get anything out of it since I am already very accomplished, a professional, or a teacher".  There is a wide range in the experience and training of the artists in Glenn's classes.  Glenn will give his lectures and demonstrations and then help each artist at their own level.  There is usually a mix of students of all ages and skill levels as well as professionals and teachers.  While Glenn's method is ideal for beginners, he is also known as the "teacher's teacher".  No matter what your skill level, you will find it very comfortable to be in this supportive, non-competitive environment.

Other Possibilities
We were working out the details of how we can best help you Learn to Draw Like a Renaissance Master, and it became apparent that not everyone would be needing the same level of involvement, so we are looking at having several levels of participation. There might be something that works better for you!

  • Get taught by Glenn Online, at his Vilppu Academy.

  • The basic involvement that many of you are already participating in is the E-mail Drawing Demonstration Series

  • We finally have the back issues of this Email Drawing Demonstration Series available.

  • Do you have an idea of somewhere that Glenn could come for a guest lecture?   

  • Would you be interested in attending a webinar (web seminar)?

  • Join Glenn on his Italy Tour!