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Dynamic Sketching (Live Class)

Join NMA instructor Charles Hu in this 12-week interactive walkthrough of his course Dynamic Sketching. This live class allows you to work through core course content from the upcoming Learning Tracks as an Interactive Live Class. In this course, you will join Charles for a beginner-friendly series on how to draw animal anatomy. Charles will teach you the core fundamentals of dynamic sketching. You will learn to focus on gesture, shape, and structure while drawing various subjects. Charles will first introduce you to the materials needed for the course and give you basic drawing exercises that will help strengthen your hand's muscle memory. From there, you will learn to manipulate organic, geometric shapes and add surface details. Charles will demonstrate drawing animal skeletons, marine animals, insects, landscapes, cars, and many more. In addition, you will explore sketching in color using gouache. After this course, you will develop an ability to break down any 3D subject into a 2D structure, and from there, draw with confidence.

Previously Live

In this Live Class, Charles will host an overview of his 12-week course, Dynamic Sketching. You will watch the lesson chapters for each week, complete the assignments and submit them. Each week Charles will go through and give live critiques of the submitted assignments and discuss the important principles covered in that week.

In this Live Class, NMA instructor Charles Hu will host an overview of his 12-week course, Dynamic Sketching. You will watch the lesson chapters for each week, complete the assignments and submit them. Each week Charles will go through and give live critiques of the submitted assignments and discuss the important principles covered in that week.
In this Live Class, NMA instructor Charles Hu will host an overview of his 12-week course, Dynamic Sketching. You will watch the lesson chapters for each week, complete the assignments and submit them. Each week Charles will go through and give live critiques of the submitted assignments and discuss the important principles covered in that week.

Common Questions

How do I earn a Certificate of Completion for this class?

Earn a digital Certificate of Completion when you complete this Live Class and submit all assignments for review before the end of term. The guidelines with all the information pertaining to the Certificate of Completion are here: Live Class Certificate of Completion Guide. Additionally, students who fulfill the certificate requirements will receive a special badge for display in the NMA community forums and Discord server.

How do I participate in these Live Classes?

You can participate by accessing the live lesson page on Thursday at 11:00 am PT. This event is for NMA subscribers, you can sign up for important email updates here. You will be updated when the stream goes live, with assignment reminders, and any schedule changes.

How can I submit my work for critique?

If you want to submit your drawing for critique, follow the submission guidelines PDF located in the assignment tab of each lesson.

What materials do I need to get for this Live Class?

A material PDF list is linked in each lesson under the description. Please check the file to see what you need to prepare.

Are there any assignments in this Live Class?

This Live Class includes downloadable assignment PDFs, that help you practice the content hosted by Charles. Keeping up with these assignments will maximize your learning outcomes.

How can I interreact with other students taking this Live Class?

A great way to interact with fellow students is to join our Discord channel. Each Live Class has its very own channel where students can interact, ask questions, submit for community feedback, and more. This is also a great resource for updates and other events happening here at New Masters Academy.