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Self-Taught Artists Animation Curriculum, Part 2

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon outline a part 2 of an animation curriculum for self-taught artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oG-_L9X2c08. Watch part 1: https://youtu.be/7xXE4Mb1HCs. Prof Lieu and Deepti explain skills required to do animation, types of animation including 3D, hand drawn, stop motion, gifs, zoetropes, flip books, professional development for animators, and more.

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How to Draw Clothing: Art Professor Demos & Explains, Part 7

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster lead discussion and do a demo on how to draw clothing, focusing on the "spiral fold." Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hEPmdogfnvk. Prof Lieu and Jordan do a drawing demo using Procreate and colored pencils on how to draw "spiral folds" while also talking about the challenges of drawing clothing and providing advice for how to start. Prof Lieu and Jordan explain different fold types: pipe fold, moving fold, half lock fold, dead fold, diaper fold, zig zag fold, and spiral fold.

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Draw Along: 2 Minute Gesture Drawing

Art Prof Clara Lieu demonstrates 2 minute gesture drawings using stills from Eadweard Muybridge's book "The Human Figure in Action." Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8BUa5gH7pyQ. Prof Lieu explains how to capture the most essential masses and forms of the human figure within 2 minutes. Watch out Anatomy for Artists series in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K1E6eOxiEY&list=PLvt8_pMl6ywmazoENEsPesAumylTEHEoa 

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Procreate: Lighting & Character Design

Teaching Artists Cat Huang and Jordan McCracken-Foster demonstrate in Procreate how to create different lighting situation for characters. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VTQJtpckVU8. Cat and Jordan talk about how color and light interact to create a broad range of color schemes.

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Paint Along: Mixing Flesh Tones, Part 1 of 3

Art Prof Clara Lieu demonstrates how to mix flesh tones using water mixable oil paints and a palette knife. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gC7h8sa_xFg. Using exclusively a palette knife is an effective way to focus entirely on the color mixing process by removing the distraction of needing to address brush technique at the same time. Painting a self-portrait from life, Prof Lieu explains how to observe colors in the skin and balance out hue, saturation, value, and warm/cool colors.

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Elements of Art: FORM

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Art Prof Teaching Artist Alex Rowe talk about FORM.   Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CHsoPZ_JZtA.  Form is one of the Elements of Art and the infinite ways form can be manipulated in visual arts to create engaging images. Prof Lieu and Alex provide examples of contemporary art and images from art history where form plays an integral role.

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Draw Along: Fantasy Landscapes

Part 2 of 2: Teaching Artists Cat Huang and Deepti Menon continue to develop fantasy landscapes in Procreate, using a broad range of reference photos. Watch this episode n YouTube: https://youtu.be/LGBn603G8X4, and watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/b4nhFgoQx90. Deepti and Cat talk about strategies like atmospheric perspective, texture, foreground, middle ground, and background to create a convincing landscape.

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Anatomy for Artists: Butts

Art Prof Clara Lieu explains what are the most important muscles on the lower back torso of the human figure for artists to be able to draw and recognize. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rWZvOjQg2Ng.  Muscles covered include Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, Tensor Fasciae Latae. Prof Lieu explains how these muscles interact with the bony landmarks and how they overlap on top of each other. Watch all of our Anatomy for Artist videos in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K1E6eOxiEY&list=PLvt8_pMl6ywmazoENEsPesAumylTEHEoa 

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Draw Along: Zig Zag Folds

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster lead discussion and do a demo on how to draw clothing, focusing on the "zig zag fold." Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xPTldOyi-Mc. Prof Lieu and Jordan do a drawing demo using Procreate and colored pencils on how to draw "zig zag folds" while also talking about the challenges of drawing clothing and providing advice for how to start. Prof Lieu and Jordan explain different fold types: pipe fold, moving fold, half lock fold, dead fold, diaper fold, zig zag fold, and spiral fold.

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Complementary Colors: Purple & Yellow Explained!

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Lauryn Welch explain the basics of how complementary colors work, focusing on purple & yellow. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FsoTOBw3fB8.  They discuss the way the complementary colors are laid out in the color wheel, as well as how complementary colors can be implemented into paintings.

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