Continuing Online Studies on Patreon
How danthompsonart Patreon Membership Works
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There are currently four Tiers of membership,
each of which operates as a MONTHlY subscription, as well as a YEARlY MEMBERSHIP:
Advanced Mentorship
Advanced Mentorship Level members are automatically registered for In the Footsteps of Manfred Maier: Fundamentals of Constructive Drawing.
This course operates as a live, interactive group class, on Zoom, with Dan Thompson. Scheduling occurs, on average, over three Friday mornings per month, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. New York City (EST) time, with a specific scheduling announced prior to each month. The class involves customized lessons to expand your creative industry far more rapidly. Registration is month-to-month. All participants receive the full recordings (for download & personal use only) from Zoom. Spaces are extremely limited
Access to all of my educational video tutorials, including unlimited access to new and existing tutorials
New instructional videos are added monthly
Each video tutorial is designed, filmed, and post-produced by Dan Thompson specifically for Patreon students
Access to monthly, live Draw-Alongs with Dan Thompson
Posts of annotated artwork (in high resolution) with instructional significance
Advanced Mentorship members are also granted (upon request) a 20% registration discount for Dan Thompson online courses and online workshops
Educational videos created by an artist for artists
A 20% discount for online workshops and online courses
An Ongoing Live Online Course:
In the Footsteps of Manfred Maier:
Fundamentals of Constructive Drawing
Course information:
In the Footsteps of Manfred Maier: Fundamentals of Constructive Drawing is an online drawing course. This class operates as a series of ongoing live drawing sessions. Lessons cover an array of structurally-aligned subject matter and emphasize the constructive discipline of spatial navigation in drawing. The broader theme incorporates elements of perspective, negative space structure, comparative anatomy, organic volume organization and the depiction of an imaginative “geometry” within forms. Registration is extremely limited and based upon a first come, first-enrolled basis. Registrants retain the recordings (for personal use only) in perpetuity.
This continuing education course meets three Fridays per month, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. EST in order to accommodate international participation. Through live demonstrations and interactive critiques of student exercises, Fundamentals of Constructive Drawing enables aspiring artists to support one another through this unique forum of study.
Purpose of the course:
This drawing course heightens the role of navigation of visualization, by developing, in the student, a constructive awareness about subject matter. This ability, acknowledged as "Structural Drawing" or "Construction" is, for the artist, a vastly underutilized discipline. To acquire a more introspective and practical insight, the skills associated with this subject comprise a expansive frontier. It is the purpose of this course to investigate that frontier as a series of creative exercises which pertain to the underlying mechanics, and artistry, of any form.
Each month and, occasionally, rolling into multiple months, a new subject is introduced and studied live. Obtaining an actual, physical version of the theme is recommended.
Mentorship
Mentorship Level members can schedule a monthly 60 minute critique session via Zoom. These happen one-on-one, and include discussions of creative pursuits, constructive feedback on artwork, and responses to critical exercises (including more in-depth concepts and personalized goals). Mentorship meetings help, via the intensity and dedicated time, to vastly accelerate learning and growth. The meetings are recorded and links (for download and personal use only) are provided. Spaces are very limited.
Access to all of my educational video tutorials, including unlimited access to new and existing tutorials
New instructional videos are added monthly
Each video tutorial is designed, filmed, and post-produced by Dan Thompson specifically for Patreon students
Access to monthly, live Draw-Alongs with Dan Thompson
Posts of annotated artwork (in high resolution) with instructional significance
Mentorship members are also granted (upon request) a 20% registration discount for Dan Thompson online courses and online workshops
One-on-one, 60 minute monthly educational or critique session, via Zoom
A 20% discount for online workshops and online courses
Portfolio
Portfolio Level members can schedule a monthly 25 minute critique session via Zoom. These happen one-on-one, and include discussions of creative goals, constructive feedback/Q & A, as well as responses to critical exercises. Portfolio meetings concentrate on advancing one’s abilities and function like mini-private lessons. The meetings are recorded and links (for download and personal use only) are provided. Spaces are limited.
Access to all of my educational video tutorials, including unlimited access to new and existing tutorials
New instructional videos are added monthly
Each video tutorial is designed, filmed, and post-produced by Dan Thompson specifically for Patreon students
Access to monthly, live Draw-Alongs with Dan Thompson
Posts of annotated artwork (in high resolution) with instructional significance
Portfolio members are also granted (upon request) a 20% registration discount for Dan Thompson online courses and online workshops
One-on-one, 25 minute monthly critique session via Zoom
A 20% discount for online workshops and online courses
Tutorial
Tutorial members receive access to all of my educational video tutorials, including unlimited access to new and existing tutorials
New instructional videos are added monthly
Each video tutorial is designed, filmed, and post-produced by Dan Thompson specifically for Patreon students
Access to monthly, live Draw-Alongs with Dan Thompson
Posts of annotated artwork (in high resolution) with instructional significance
Tutorial members are also granted (upon request) a 20% registration discount for Dan Thompson online courses and online workshops
Educational videos created by an artist for artists
A 20% discount for online workshops and online courses
I’ve been hosting monthly Draw-Alongs with my online Patrons. These live sessions primarily relate to my series, The Art of the Start, which is designed specifically for beginners.
Figure Drawing Techniques for Planar Portraiture
Domestika
Learn how to use structural forms with multiple planes to create experimental pencil portraits from observation of the human figure
Drawing people and portraits is an opportunity to tap into a centuries-old tradition and continue the legacy of the talented creatives before us. Artist and teacher Dan Thompson aims to uncover the mysteries of the human form through his portraiture. His work can be found in both public and private collections around the world, and he teaches at the New York Academy of Art, among others.
In this online course, Dan shows you how to use structural forms and planar modules to interpret an experimental portrait drawing from life. Learn how to use graphite to draw the body as an aesthetic blend of construction, plane, and morphology. Are you ready to create perceptual portraits from scratch?
More Information is Available on domestika Website.
VIDEOS
out of print
AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE: SALMAGUNDI SERIES
Figure Drawing i:
Anatomy Of The Head
Join expert draftsman Dan Thompson as he reveals his approach to creating expressive and convincing portraits. Better identify critical landmarks in the skull and learn how these underlying structures can help you identify proportion, weight distribution, orientation, and more.
AMERICAN ARTIST MAGAZINE: SALMAGUNDI SERIES
Figure Drawing ii:
The Gesture
Join expert draftsman Dan Thompson as he reveals his approach to capturing a likeness of stance and distribution of weight in the body. Get an in-depth look at his process and how he achieves the life-like results we have come to expect from him. Working from a live model.