Design with the Figure with Polly Hammett
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Design with the Figure with Polly Hammett
Learn Polly Hammett’s multifaceted design approach to help encourage your unique expression.
Polly teaches a step by step method to analyze your composition before it is painted. Learn how to: interact with models; contour draw; figure placement and its impact on the meaning of your painting; how to develop a background; how to manipulate dark and light patterns to achieve a strong visual statement; lifting lights; adding texture; exaggeration; distortion; the importance of transitions; and stamping.
Polly shares insights on subjects integral to being an artist including how to most benefit from critique groups. Polly’s approach to design is applicable to any subject.
03m 17s
2. Placement & Distance
10m 26s
3. Examples from Polly's Work
10m 13s
4. Stage 1: Drawing and Planning
06m 26s
6. Stage 2: Blocking in Color
01m 28s
8. Stage 3: Glazing
03m 19s
9. Stage 4: Reclaiming Lights
01m 52s
10. Stage 5: Finishing
04m 35s
11. Pattern with Stamps
11m 55s
12. Colored Pencil
05m 13s
13. Evaluation with a Mat
01m 15s
14. A Quick Review
1586m 09s
15. Credits & Outtakes
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About The Artist:
Polly Hammett
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