Winstead, Leo – Character Building - Minnetonka Center for the Arts

Character Building workshop with Leo Winstead

Do you want to capture the essence of your character in just a few quick strokes? Have an idea for a hero (or villain), but are coming up just short of your vision?

Topics we will cover include: Appeal, Clarity, Silhouette, basic rendering, story-telling, expressive and figural anatomy.

Suggested reference books for the class:

“Fun with a Pencil” – Andrew Loomis (1939)
“The Illusion of Life” – Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas (1980)

Materials – each student will need the following:

1 Graphite pencil (H or HB)
Plastic Eraser
18-24” ruler
scratch paper
9” x 12” sheet of Strathmore Marker paper
For the class as a whole:
Selection of Copic Markers, colored pencils, or pan watercolors to add color accents
Selection of Fine and Ultra fine (black) Sharpies for inking pencils