Nathan Fowkes Critique Drawing Course!

 Portrait Drawing In Charcoal with Nathan Fowkes!

Don't miss out on this once a year opportunity
                          Enroll Now!

Nathan will take you step by step through the practical application of:

• Emphasizing the structure and planes of the head
• Clearly rendering the values of light and shadow
• Designing edges, create likeness and composition
• Numerous drawing techniques, materials and approaches

Students Receive:

• 9 Personal Video Critiques
• 9 Lectures/Slideshows
• 9 Demonstrations
• A library of other student critiques
• Tips and exercises to hone your drawing skills
• Video and critiques are yours to keep

Reviews:

"The best art teacher ever! First of all, Every time I hear Nathan’s voice, it makes me feel great. He knows how to communicate and teach. And beyond all, he is an awesome artist. What else?" - P. Graf

"Excellent and useful Course. It was a great opportunity for me, to learn from a great teacher and artist. I recommend this Course to anyone who wants to advance in drawing." - R. Cantu

"Thanks! This was a great course, it was a lot of fun. My drawings and the others students drawings improved dramatically over the time we spent. There was a lot of great information and critiques that will stay in my head for many years or a lifetime to come!" - T. Kowalski

Learn Portrait Drawing with Nathan Fowkes

Nathan Fowkes' Step-by-Step Online Portrait Drawing Course

Starts January 13, 2014

This 9-Week course is a serious exploration of drawing the portrait from life in charcoal.

Students Receive

9 Lectures/Slideshows
9 Demonstrations
9 Video Critiques including draw-overs
A library of other student critiques
Tips and exercises to hone your drawing skills
Free 3-month subscription to OnlineLifeDrawing.com

Testimonials

"Delightfully inspiring and informative." Dave C

"Nathan is a masterful artist and teacher. He helps you on your creative journey by sharing his lifetime experiences in a nine-week course. What I learned, I will be working to perfect for a very long time. This class is amazing!" Daniel H

"I felt like I learned a great amount in a short amount of time, and will continually practice the assignments to further develop my understanding of portraiture through charcoal and other mediums." Justin W

Register for this educational experience today.  Only available to a few lucky students!  Additional online classes and demonstrations are also available.

LAAFA Open House - March 16th | Santa Monica | Van Nuys

The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art would like to treat you to 4 marvelous open house art demonstrations.  Choose from our Van Nuys or Santa Monica locations.  Each demonstration is a great way to find out about the instructor and the methods and techniques they use to teach their classes.  We hope you will join us for the day.

Van Nuys – March 16th
Daniel Bilmes – Portrait Painting Demo
Ramon Hurtado – Figure Panting Demo

Santa Monica – March 16th
Michael Siegel – Portrait Painting Demo
Kate Savage – Portrait Drawing Demo

Please click one of the links above to RSVP and receive additional information and reserve your spot.

Online Art Classes  - Ongoing
Nathan Fowkes
Drawing the Portrait in Charcoal | DEMO
Drawing the Portrait in Charcoal | 9-Week CLASS

Rey Bustos
3D Anatomy/Ecorche | 10-Week CLASS

Online Art Course | Bluecanvas Magazine | LAAFA Winter Art Classes

Online "Drawing the Portrait in Charcoal" course by Nathan Fowkes

We are thrilled to announce the release of our latest online course with Nathan Fowkes, "Drawing the Portrait in Charcoal", now open for registration, starting January 21, 2013. Space is limited! This online course is a serious exploration of drawing the portrait from life in charcoal. Over the course of the class, Nathan will provide each student with the necessary understanding and experience to draw the human head with authority. Watch the preview video and learn more here.  

 

Online "3D Anatomy/Ecorché" course by Rey Bustos

A fabulous online course, Rey Bustos' "3D Anatomy/Ecorché" starting January 28, 2013 is also open for registration for critique and self-study courses. Space is limited! If you are a fan of Rey Bustos, you must experience him in a classroom setting with students present. The interaction between Rey and his students adds another dimension to his teaching since the questions posed by the students and the energy of the classroom environment lead Rey to veer off to lecture on topics that wouldn't normally be covered if he was lecturing to a camera. Watch the preview video and learn more here.

Bluecanvas Magazine Article

We are excited that Bluecanvas Magazine has chosen LAAFA for their most recent school collaboration article, issue #14. You may check out the full article here. In addition, Bluecanvas is sponsoring a contest for a $10,000 Entertainment Art Scholarship at LAAFA! Click here to check out the contest details! You can also order your own copy online or at your local bookstore.  

 

 Van Nuys and Santa Monica Classes start January 14th

While we are in the midst of the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we want to remind you to take a breath and think about taking some fantastic art classes with our talented instructors! Choose from a variety of beginning and advanced classes: * Portrait and Figure Painting/Drawing * Figure Construction * Quick Sketch * Perspective and Character Design * Still Life * Long Pose Painting and Drawing * Ecorché or Zbrush * Imaginative Animal Design/Drawing  

 

Instructor image by: Noah Buchanan

Awesome Announcements at LAAFA

New Website

We recently launched our new website! Please visit us at your convenience and see all the wonderful improvements we have made to the website. 

Nathan Fowkes Pre-Sale Video

“Drawing the Portrait from Life” – In this 2 1/2 hour full demonstration, renowned artist and veteran teacher Nathan Fowkes gives you step by step instruction on how to successfully draw the portrait from life in charcoal.  This demonstration is digitally downloaded to your favorite MAC or Windows OS computer.  Introductory pre-sale price ends on August 31st.  Download will be made available by September 15th.  Order today and save.

Nathan Fowkes Drawing Workshop - August 18th

This workshop will be an instructive overview of the materials, techniques, and concepts for successful portrait drawing, it will include:

• The fundamentals of constructing the head with the values of light and shadow.
• Principles for creating the illusion of space and volume on a 2 dimensional drawing surface.
• Ideas for portrait composition and creating a likeness.
• Techniques and tips on materials and the drawing process.
• Instructor demonstration from a live model.
• Student drawing time from a live model with instructor feedback.

REGISTER HERE FOR THIS CLASS

August 2012 Workshops at LAAFA

This August at LAAFA, choose between these wonderful workshops - or take them all! 

August 3rd-5th
3-DAY PORTRAITURE PAINTING WORKSHOP

Spend 3 days studying portraiture with Sean Cheetham- one of the most acclaimed young figurative painters today!
Sean holds a Bachelor of Fine Art degree with honors from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. He exhibited his work in 2005 at the Portrait Award National Portrait Gallery in London, England. In 2006, Sean had his first one man exhibition with The Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery in Pasadena.

 

August 11
1-DAY DRAWING AND FILM DESIGN WORKSHOP WITH JOHN NEVAREZ

Developing moments for visual development is key in "showing and selling" the story.  Animation industry veteran John Nevarez will discuss how to compose and design drawings for visual development in film. John will cover design as it relates to supporting story structure.  Basic principles of design for film, including composition and lighting will also be covered.

 

 

August 18

1-DAY PORTRAIT DRAWING IN CHARCOAL WORKSHOP WITH NATHAN FOWKES

This workshop will be an instructive overview of the materials, techniques, and concepts for successful portrait drawing, it will include:

• The fundamentals of constructing the head with the values of light and shadow.
• Principles for creating the illusion of space and volume on a 2 dimensional drawing surface.

• Ideas for portrait composition and creating a likeness.
• Techniques and tips on materials and the drawing process.
• Instructor demonstration from a live model.
• Student drawing time from a live model with instructor feedback.

Can't stay until 8:00 pm? You can opt to attend just the Lecture & Demo portion of this workshop from 12:00pm-5:00pm.

LAAFA at Comic-Con Part 2: More Amazing Artist Demos

If you weren't lucky enough to make it to San Diego for Comic-Con this weekend, here are just a few of the many highlights from this weekend at Booth #5567.

FRIDAY:

Armand Baltazar (Pixar) treated us to a one-hour painting demonstration. The man works fast- and the result has almost enough personality to speak for himself!

 SATURDAY:

Nathan Fowkes (Digital Domain), showed off his impressive skill with charcoal. Nathan will be teaching this technique on August 18th at LAAFA during his **1-Day Portrait Drawing in Charcoal Workshop** .

 

SUNDAY:

 Justin Yun (Section Studios) dazzled onlookers with his technical and artistic brilliance in a digital concept painting demo.

May Workshops at LAAFA with Nathan Fowkes & Marshall Vandruff

On Saturday, May 19th, Nathan Fowkes has a one-day workshop - Composition: Design for Dynamic Picture-Making.  This intensive workshop will cover fundamentals of effective picture-making, creating mood and environment, and organizing complex scenes.  The workshop includes a painting demonstration by Nathan, as well as time for student painting with instructor feedback. Discover Nathan Fowkes's impressive credentials on his blog.  Register here.

May 25th-27th master illustrator and instructor Marshall Vandruff presents a crash-course in the classic approach to draftsmanship and animal anatomy.  The workshop will teach students to draw animals from their imagination as well as to interpret visual information when drawing animals from life. Recommended pre-workshop reading is on Marshall's website.  Register here.