"A figure is not done well unless action appears it in it that expresses a state of mind."
- Leonardo DiVinci
"If you don't have the gesture and the action, you literally don't have anything."
- Glenn Vilppu
World renown Disney, Dreamworks and UCLA drawing instructor Glenn Vilppu is returning to Tokyo again for his second drawing masterclass with Master Drawing Japan. It will be a four day drawing seminar on November 7th, 8th and 14th and 15th.
One of the most coveted drawing instructors in the animation and production art industry, Vilppu has taught the art of figure drawing for over 40 years in workshops around the world teaching principles and techniques professionals in the animation industry such as Disney, Dreamworks and Warner Bros.
Vilppu will help participants master techniques of drawing the human figure in the first session and teach a special class on the human head in the second session.. He will give direct receive instruction and feedback to each participant.
Vilppu's mantra has been to teach "No rules, just tools" to enable artists to use them in any direction he or she wishes.
The event will be held at Suidobata Fine Arts Academy in Ikebukuro.