This intensive overview of the human form is designed to give the art student a strong understanding of how the human body is built. The program will focus on a simplified, constructive method of drawing the human form, allowing the student to draw the male or female body at rest or in action from their imagination.

The Extreme Figure Drawing Course is designed to enable the student to render figures freehand from any point of view or perspective. To this end we use a simplified version of the human body initially but require the student to attempt the more complicated angles and posing with that “simplified model”. Once the student has become proficient in manipulating this “model” - we begin to add detail to the form.

Specific sessions detailing the drawing of hands and the head will be included. There will be a session on the “Skeleton” as well as one on “Musculature” to give you a complete understanding of the human form in “action”.

DAVE ROSS has drawn and written for Marvel Comics and DC Comics on “Captain America,” “Spiderman,” “Batgirl,” “Star Trek,” “Daredevil,” “Birds of Prey” and “JLA: Act of God,” among many other projects. He was also an artist for the series “Rai” at Valiant,” and has worked as a concept designer and layout artist for animation.

Date: June 30 - Aug.18 2010 (8 Wednesday Evenings)

(June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug. 4, 11, 18)

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Class Size: Limited to 15
Cost: $400.00 + G.S.T.

Contact: Carla Drmay, Max The Mutt Animation School 952 Queen Street West, Suite 300 Toronto, M6J 1G8Tel: (416) 703-6877 / Toll Free 877-486-MUTT Fax: (416) 703-3930

Email: cdrmay@maxthemutt.com

Learn to draw the head and to achieve a good portrait drawing:

• Explore anatomy of head, features, neck, and shoulder girdle;
• Learn to measure and achieve correct head proportions;

• Draw the head in planar construct;
• Gain knowledge of materials (charcoal, graphite, conté, toned paper) and explore rendering techniques.

Students will have an opportunity from sustained poses to produce competent portrait drawings.

GREGORY FURMANCZYK a graduate of the Ontario College of Art, is a professional portrait painter who has done state, corporate and ecclesiastical commissions. Some of his notable paintings include the official state portrait of the Honourable John Fraser, Speaker of the House of Commons, and Dr. James Ham, president of The University of Toronto.

Date: June 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (8 Weekday evenings)
Class Size: Limited to 15
Cost: $400.00 + Tax

Contact: Carla Drmay

Max the Mutt Animation School, 952 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON M6J 1G8  416-703-6877 x223, 1-877-486-MUTT x223   cdrmay@maxthemutt.com

]]> http://www.maxthemutt.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/22/drawing-heads-features-with-greg-furmanczyk/feed/ http://www.maxthemutt.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/22/drawing-heads-features-with-greg-furmanczyk/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MaxTheMutt/~3/3anT3eTf9yI/ http://www.maxthemutt.com/blog/index.php/2010/02/21/maxines-column-for-february-21-random-thoughts/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:39:13 +0000 maxthemutt http://www.maxthemutt.com/blog/?p=1875 The world we live in can be harsh.  Our culture seems to be having problems caring about anything but maximum profits. I wonder how many projects that have real merit have been shelved because the powers that be didn’t feel they’d make enough money, not that they wouldn’t make a profit, that they wouldn’t make a huge profit.

We’re deciding for our children what their taste will be by denying them access to films that don’t fit the profile of what’s “selling” right now. We’re limiting their exposure to a wider range of content and styles.

Technology may change the game for the better. Film makers can already distribute through Amazon. When creating an animated film becomes less costly, film makers will be able to bring films to life that just can’t seem to get produced today for purely financial reasons, and they’ll be able to distribute through outlets like Amazon!

My guess is that you lucky people who are currently in school will have much more freedom as creators in the future than those of us who are trying to create now.

Speaking of being in school, we are now in the heart of second semester and the time of year when people with mood problems often find themselves depressed. The Canadian government is asking everyone to take vitamin D supplements!  It seems that up here in the north, we are deficient. Lack of sufficient levels of vitamin D is associated with depression, and can also leave you vulnerable to cancer. Please check this out with your doctor, or look it up on a reputable web site. You can get vitamin D in liquid form and take it as a tasteless drop a day. My suggestion is to take natural vitamins, not synthetic vitamins.

I would also like to suggest almonds, trail mix and apples as snack foods that will give you ongoing energy. Stay away from processed foods, especially soft drinks and candy that can give you a rush followed by a crash. This advice is critical for students with a predisposition to depression, but really it’s sound advice for all of us.

( And my apologies: I hadn’t realized that soda pop had snuck into our vending machine! I’ve asked that it be replaced with water and juice.)

Last but not least, I’m determined that this week we’ll finally get some  work from Advanced Environment Design posted.  Please let me know if you’re as impressed with it as I am!

Cartooning: Starts July 5,  2010

Do your drawings lack substance and stability? Do expressive faces or hands give you trouble? Join this class and get the practice in solid structural drawing, dynamic anatomy, faces, hands, feet and perspective. Course content can be tailored to suit your needs.

TINA SEEMANN, Director of Animation, is a cartoonist and character designer whose work has appeared on TV Ontario’s, “Polka Dot Door,” “Book Mice” and “Today’s Special” to name a few. Tina is currently designing the characters for the Max the Mutt Animation feature production “The Jazz Bears”. She has taught animation at Sheridan College and the Bell Centre for Creative Communication.

Date: July 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Weekday mornings)
Class Size: Limited to 15
Cost: $200.00 + G.S.T.

Starts August 2, 2010

Some phenomena–such as falling rain, billowing smoke, tumbling blocks and flying flags–are difficult or impossible to animate using conventional key framing methods.

Students will be introduced to the mechanisms, which underlie such phenomena, and will learn how to realize these effects using the tools in Maya’s Dynamics menu set.  These tools include particles and emitters, soft and rigid bodies, fields and springs.  Students would be expected to have basic/intermediate familiarity with Maya.

STEPHEN SAYER holds a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree, as well as a diploma in Classical Animation. His combined scientific and animation background has resulted in a deep understanding of 3D Computer Animation. He has his own business specializing in computer animation, traditional and digital artwork, storyboarding and digital photo-editing.

Date: August 2-13, 2010
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Weekday evenings)
Class Size: Limited to 15
Cost: $700.00 taxes

Contact: Carla Drmay

Max the Mutt Animation School, 952 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON M6J 1G8  416-703-6877 x223, 1-877-486-MUTT x223   cdrmay@maxthemutt.com