Drawing Workout

INSTRUCTOR
Iain McCaig
EXPERTISE LEVEL
Beginner
LESSONS
20 Lessons (9h 6m)
COURSE LENGTH
20 Week(s)
SUBTITLES
English

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Course Description


Being an artist is not just a career-it's a way of life. Legendary artist and visual storyteller Iain McCaig demonstrates some of the artistic workouts he uses to sharpen his skills and imagination, as well as how to stay inspired and fearless in a face-off with the empty page.


Exercises include:

  • warm-up games
  • designing icons
  • capturing emotions
  • creating archetypes, old and new
  • leading the eye
  • ways to sharpen and stock your visual memory

McCaig's artistic life-skills can be practiced alone or with others, quarantined in your studio or talking on the phone. For anyone who can hold a pencil or a stylus, on paper or a screen!

MATERIALS LIST
  • Adobe Photoshop

Lesson Plan

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Iain McCaig


Iain McCaig divides his energies between a lifelong love of storytelling, and a passionate belief that everyone in the world can learn to draw. McCaig is best known for his cover art for Jethro Tull's 'Broadsword and the Beast' and for his Star Wars designs for Queen Amidala and Darth Maul. His film work includes 'Interview With the Vampire', 'Dracula', 'Terminator 2', 'Hook', 'Peter Pan', 'Charlotte's Web', 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire', 'The Avengers', 'Guardians of the Galaxy', and 'Star Wars Episode VII'. He is also a Chesley nominated illustrator, having illustrated books ranging from 'Fighting Fantasy' to J.R.R.Tolkien's 'The Hobbit'.


In October 2008, Palace Press International published 'Shadowline - the Art of Iain McCaig', a 28 year retrospective of his film and publishing work. In May 2014, Spectrum Fantastic Art honored him with their lifetime achievement 'Grand Master' Award.