Umakanth Thumrugoti
Drawing Animals
Class #3029
The instructor who teaches this class has requested that students wear masks in the studio during class hours. If this is an issue for you, please consider signing up for another class.
PLEASE NOTE A deposit of $1,000 per person, of which $350 is non-refundable is required as a reservation for this workshop; The deposit is non refundable after February 23. 2023. Final payment is required by March 1, 2023.
Join our Drawing Animals class to develop your skills in capturing the beauty and essence of wildlife. In this class, we will introduce animal anatomy (and comparative anatomy), proportions, and the techniques to convey the personality of our subject. We will sharpen our observational skills by studying animals in various poses and movements. From big cats such as lions and tigers to mighty elephants, we will cover a range of fascinating mammals and learn to depict their unique features. We will also discuss rendering techniques for defining textures and details like fur, feathers, and scales for either stylistic or representational drawings.
Students can use any medium except oil paint. The focus of the class is animal drawing, not how to draw in a specific medium
The instruction will be mostly using charcoal on smooth newsprint paper. There may be a few digital painting demos
We will be using photo references for our sessions
Umakanth Thumrugoti is an artist, writer and filmmaker who started his career at Walt Disney Feature Animation – working on films such as Lion King, Pocahontas, Fantasia 2000, Treasure Planet, Chicken Little and Bolt among others. While at Disney, he worked in various capacities – Technical Director, Lighting Supervisor, Sequence Supervisor, Visual Development Artist and finally as a Co-Art Director.
His books include Figure It Out: A Thin Book on Figure Drawing & Broken Parts – Pies R Squared, a graphic novel. His film ‘7 Days In Slow-Motion’ was called ‘A Bright and Cheerful comedy’ by Roger Ebert and won many awards.