Taos Arts Club/Teen Arts Studio

Artistic Anatomy

The Art of Drawing Dragons plus Dragons and Humanimorphs

Realistic creature design is led by Michael M. Hensley who offers these free drawing lessons for the youth, ages 13-19. There are two sessions every Tuesday and Thursday beginning on June 11th. Required materials list is located below.

Exploring the Imagination, The Art of Drawing Dragons

Morning Sessions from 9:30-11:00AM
Tues, June 11: ACTION: GESTURE: Mystical Concept of Line, Movement, Character
Thurs, June 13: FORM: TEXTURE: SHADING: Spheres, Ovals, Cubes & Planes, Three dimensional Achievement
Tues, June 18: IDEALIZED PROPORTION: Aesthetic Theory of Artistic Perfection
Thurs, June 20: ARTISTIC ANATOMY: HEAD: Anatomical Structure, Combining References, Features
Tues, July 9: ARTISTIC ANATOMY: EYES: Anatomical Structure, Predator, Prey, Variations
Thurs, July 11: ARTISTIC ANATOMY: WINGS: Anatomical Structure, Comparative References
Tues, July 16: ARTISTIC ANATOMY: PAWS, CLAWS & TALONS: Anatomical Structure, Variations
Thurs, July 18: ARTISTIC COMPOSITION: Combining the Elements, Anatomy of the Picture Structure

Realistic Creature Drawing, Humanimporphs: Human Animal Morphs

Afternoon Sessions 1:00-2:30PM
Tues, June 11: FELINAE: Concept: Small Cats That Meow And Purr, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion
Thurs, June 13: PANTHERINAE: Concept: Large Cats That Growl And Roar, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion
Tues, June 18: CANIDAE: Concept: Canis Lupus, Wolves, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion
Thurs, June 20: BOVIDAE: Concept: The Domestic Goat, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion
Tues, July 9: BOVIDAE: Concept: Domestic Sheep, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion
Thurs, July 11: ACCIPITRIDAE: Concept: Golden Eagle,, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion
Tues, July 16: PSITTACIDAE: Concept: Hyacinth Macaw, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion
Thurs, July 18: STRIGIDAE: Concept:Great Horned Owl, Snowy Owl, Human Morph, Artistic Anatomy, Proportion

Materials List Download Here

Session Schedules Download Here