Life Figure Drawing
Instructor: Philip Myrick
Dates: January 22 – February 5, 2025 (3 weeks)
Day: Wednesday
Time: 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Cost: $260/$280 price includes model fees
During this 3-week session, students will learn the basics of capturing and recreating the human form with charcoal and pencil. This session will cover the basics of pencil value, anatomy, size, composition, light and shadow value, and much more. Other creative methods of figure drawing such as working with negative space and using the eraser as a drawing tool will be explored as well. Models will be draped so ages 16+ are welcome. Class meets in the Art Galleries at MCMA. This session will only use dry media since it is held in the MCMA Galleries.
Materials needed for class
Large Newsprint pads 24×36”
Strathmore Drawing Pad 300 series 11×15”
Charcoal sticks
White charcoal sticks
Pencil sizes
H, Hb, 2h, 2b, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B8, 10B
White charcoal Pencil
Kneaded Erasers
Meet Philip
Philip is a Marietta native and a graduate of SCAD and the Creative Circus Portfolio School. He specializes in oil on canvas and panel as well as mixed media and found object work. Philip’s work has been described as vibrant and energetic while using heavy, obvious brush strokes and thick waxy mediums to give his art texture and depth. After several years of working the festival scene, he has found his place teaching Intro to Oil and Life Drawing with the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Finally giving him a chance to live out his dream of using his knowledge and talent alongside an established part of the Marietta Community.
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