A weekly figure drawing session at Apache Cafe, also open to photographers. At a typical figure/ life drawing session (class) the attendees sit around a model either in a semicircle or a full circle. No two students have exactly the same view, thus their drawing will reflect the perspective of the artist's unique location relative to the model. The model often poses on a stand, so students can more easily find an unobstructed view, depending on the type of pose, furniture and/or props may be used. These are typically included in the drawing, to the extent that they are visible to the artist; backgrounds, however, are commonly ignored unless the objective is to learn about placement of figures in an environment. Individual models are most common, but multiple models may be used in. Apache Cafe is equipped to allow a variety of lighting arrangements.

At the beginning of the figure drawing session, the model is often requested to make a series of brief poses in rapid succession. These are called gesture poses, and are typically one to three minutes each. Gesture drawing is a warm-up exercise for many artists, although some artists sketch out the gesture as the first step in every figure drawing.

Since the purpose of figure drawing classes is to learn how to draw humans of all kinds, male and female models of all ages, shapes, and ethnicities are usually sought, rather than selecting only beautiful models or those with "ideal figures". The variety of models hired may be limited by the need for them to hold a pose for extended periods

 

Cost: $5 for sketch artist and photographers

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Bohemian Circus Figure Drawing Group at Apache Cafe http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/9/6/9/global_20615177.jpeg
Atlanta, GA 30308
Founded Jan 4, 2011
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