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Everyone interested in drawing the human form should have a secure grasp on drawing and painting the human head. I can't think of any artist who's better suited for teaching this than Bob, who has fifteen years of experience instructing head drawing and painting.

- Scott Robertson
Design Studio Press

$49.00
  • Instructor:
    Bob KATO

The ability to draw and paint the human head is a fundamental skill that all artists should have. In this first DVD in a series, Bob Kato demonstrates step-by-step how to draw the human head using basic drawing materials. He shows how to develop a drawing in stages, and through this process discusses gesture, form, depth, perspective, proportion as well as light and shadow. Bob also reveals how he invents characters using a basic set of guidelines.

Product Code: BKA01



Proportion
Basic Perspective
Light and Shadow

Gestural Lay-in
Character Invention


01: Introduction
02: Basic Proportions
03: Basic Shading
04: Drawing the Side View
05: Drawing from Imagination
06: Drawing on Toned Paper
07: Closing

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Bob Kato has been teaching drawing and painting classes at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California since 1990. Bob has also held workshops at Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Walt Disney Online and Universal Studios Creative. In 2002 he founded The Drawing Club Drawing Workshop in Los Angeles. Bob has illustrated for publications such as National Lampoon and Spy Magazine, and he has illustrations in permanent exhibits at The Smithsonian Institute's National Zoo and The Florida Aquarium. His work has been included in award annuals such as Communication Arts and The Society of Illustrators.


Painting the Adult Male Head: Monochromatic
Painting the Adult Male Head: Color

 
 
     

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