Level 1 Drawing Intensive

This course is designed to mirror the foundational, level 1 curriculum of Studio Incamminati’s nationally accredited Advanced Fine Art/BFA program. The course is 16 full days, meeting over 5 weeks on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with space in between classes for practical application and reinforced learning. On off days students will have full access to Studio Incamminati’s studios and library. Each class day will be alternatingly taught by a member of Studio Incamminati’s senior faculty; Stephen Early, Natalie Italiano, Darren Kingsley, Lea Colie Wight — each an apprentice of the founder of Studio Incamminati, Nelson Shanks.

In the course, artists will begin by studying gesture in the human figure through short poses in charcoal. Working in loose, broad strokes, participants will learn how to consistently and powerfully state the full figure with dynamic movement as the founding concept of a drawing. The development of mass drawing and gestural drawing considerations will continue into intermediate poses as students are shown the principles for building on gesture and constructing figurative structure in the later stages. 

Charcoal figure study is the core to the Studio Incamminati’s introductory curriculum. The medium lends itself to painterly mass drawing and is easily and quickly corrected, making it a perfect channel to learn the fundamentals in a way that both prepares one for painting, and creates a bravura drawing.