An accomplished artist and instructor, Bob Kato has been teaching drawing and painting classes at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California since 1990. As founder of the Drawing Club drawing workshop in Los Angeles, Bob has developed a space for beginners and professionals to study the costumed model. He has also held workshops at Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Walt Disney Online, and Universal Studios Creative. His illustrations have been featured in National Lampoon and Spy Magazine, and are in permanent exhibits at The Smithsonian Institute’s National Zoo, and The Florida Aquarium.

“We are very excited to be expanding the library into the traditional figurative arts discipline, and are very fortunate to have someone of Bob’s caliber contribute his skills to the Gnomon Workshop Library,” says Producer Scott Robertson. “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.”

DVD Descriptions:

Drawing the Adult Male Head
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.

Painting the Adult Male Head: Monochromatic
The ability to draw and paint the human head is a fundamental skill that all artists should have. In this second DVD in a series, Bob Kato demonstrates with gouache step-by-step how to paint the human head using value. He shows how to develop a painting in stages, and through this process discusses gesture, form, depth, perspective, proportion as well as light and shadow. In this lecture, Bob works from life and invents characters using a basic set of guidelines and strategies.

Painting the Adult Male Head: Color
The ability to draw and paint the human head is a fundamental skill that all artists should have. In this third DVD in a series, Bob Kato demonstrates with gouache step-by-step how to paint the human head in color. He shows how to develop a color painting in stages, and through this process discusses gesture, form, depth, perspective, proportion as well as light and shadow. In this lecture, Bob works from life and invents characters using a basic set of guidelines and strategies.

For more information on these new titles by Bob Kato, including duration, chapters, sample images and pricing, please visit http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com.

Since 2000, The Gnomon Workshop has provided artists and students with the educational resources they need to succeed as artists in the entertainment industries. Whether they’re interested in design, modeling, effects, animation, storytelling or matte painting, these DVDs provide a valuable educational resource for students around the world. The Gnomon Workshop is the sister company of The Gnomon School of Visual Effects, which provides professional caliber visual effects instruction to students and professionals in Los Angeles, CA.

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