Core Figure: Introduction to Figure Construction

Core Figure: Introduction to Figure Construction is the second course in Gage's "Core Figure Pathway", building on skills introduced in Core Figure: Approaches to the Lay-In. This course shifts the focus toward constructing the figure as a three-dimensional arrangement of interconnected forms. Students learn to simplify the complexity of the human body into clear, manageable volumes and explore how those volumes relate to one another in space.

Topics include:

• simplifying complex forms into basic volumes
• cross-contours, axes, and orientation in space
• relationships between major masses
• overlapping, interlocking, and wedging forms
• compression, stretching, and movement
• form design from simple to complex structures

Students will develop their ability to think volumetrically and use construction as a flexible tool for understanding the figure, building greater clarity, solidity, and spatial coherence while preparing for subsequent study in structural anatomy.