FORCE ● MIKE MATTESI

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

In this intensive 10-day workshop with Mike Mattesi, learn to escape the monotony of stiff, lifeless drawings and unleash the dynamic, breathtaking essence of life in your drawings.
Immerse yourself in the art of visual rhythm, discover the pulsating energy of the human form and master the art of capturing this vitality on the page.

During this intensive course you’ll be given the basics of the FORCE line, laying solid foundations. We will study :
– the types of FORCES and their impact on the figure.
– how to identify the FORCES on the model, where are the FORCES and how do they work?
– how to draw and connect them to generate rhythms.

After this course, you’ll have the tools to draw more dynamic figures and present figure rhythms.

LEVEL

FundamentalsIntermediateAdvanced

PRE-REQUISITE

Basic human anatomy & proportions knowledge and some drawing experience.

REQUESTED MATERIAL

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THE TEACHER

Michael contributed his skills as a professional artist over thirty years on numerous award-winning projects in varied capacities in animated film, advertising, video games, comics and art education.
He collaborated with Pixar, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney Consumer Products, Marvel Comics, Hasbro Toys, ABC, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, DreamWorks/PDI, Zynga, The School of Visual Arts, AnimSchool, Beijing University, Art Center, Scuola Internazionale di Comics, San Jose State University, The Academy of Art University, Nickelodeon, LeapFrog and many others.  Michael’s students occupy all fields of the art industry and have themselves gained prestige for their abilities.

Simultaneously, Michael Mattesi has authored six FORCE books, published in numerous languages, utilized around the world to inspire and educate artists on the concept of FORCE. He has instructed FORCE Drawing for over twenty five years and inspired thousands of artists.

Website: Mike Mattesi

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Program

Wednesday, July 9th

Day 01
Student best practices / Good & bad lines / Directional FORCE / …

Thursday, July 10th

Day 02
Leading edge / Applied FORCE / Points of curve & geometry / …

Friday, July 11th

Day 03
Rhythm & its formula / Torso templates / The beginning of form / …

Saturday, July 12th

Day 04
Converting angles to curves / Leg templates / Neck & Head templates / …

Sunday, July 13th

Day 05
Perspective grid / Model in the box & the horizon line / Primitives / …

Wednesday, July 16th

Day 06
Full body construction / Forearm rotation / Converting to ellipses / …

Thursday, July 17th

Day 07
Gibson sculpting / Frazetta sculpting

Friday, July 18th

Day 08
The do’s & don’t / Force shape & tone / How to manipulate it / …

Saturday, July 19th

Day 09
Combine concepts

Sunday, July 20th

Day 10
Pushing poses & angles / Pushing design & bounding box / Depth, scale & overlap

Date

Wed - Sun 09 - 20 Jul 2025

Time

(40hrs workshop)
14:00 - 18:00

Price

1,100€

Location

50 rue Sébastien Mercier
75015 Paris