That was certainly a beneficial life drawing course. It was good to be stretched to use artist materials I usually might shy away from to see what I can actually achieve with them. Also just to look closer at the model and think about ways to approach them that I hadn't touched upon so much before. I'm a bit reluctant to go back to sitting down, just drawing in a little sketchbook with pen and pencils now... but we'll see what I can find next.
Week 9 - Oil Pastels
I was sceptical of using these pastels after some rubbish attempts a few years back, but actually I didn't find them that bad to work in!
In this picture the page was halved and we could only draw half the model. We then turn the paper over to do the next half, meaning we had to try and remember where we drew the other parts (which could test how accurate we were being with measuring). Mine almost looks like she has two heads; she's certainly fatter here.
Week 10 - Moving and Wash
There's probably a bit of repetition with images in the next few images. The model walked around and we had to draw his poses fast.
Quick sitting down and getting up poses.
Finally, we used a pencil and ink brush that could be dipped in blackened water, as well as a wax crayon. The once black water dried quite a lot, unfortunately, so I'm left with the wrinkles!
I hope those who looked, found these artier life drawings of interest!
What shall I put up next? Watch this (blog) space.
Week 9 - Oil Pastels
I was sceptical of using these pastels after some rubbish attempts a few years back, but actually I didn't find them that bad to work in!
In this picture the page was halved and we could only draw half the model. We then turn the paper over to do the next half, meaning we had to try and remember where we drew the other parts (which could test how accurate we were being with measuring). Mine almost looks like she has two heads; she's certainly fatter here.
Week 10 - Moving and Wash
There's probably a bit of repetition with images in the next few images. The model walked around and we had to draw his poses fast.
Quick sitting down and getting up poses.
Finally, we used a pencil and ink brush that could be dipped in blackened water, as well as a wax crayon. The once black water dried quite a lot, unfortunately, so I'm left with the wrinkles!
I hope those who looked, found these artier life drawings of interest!
What shall I put up next? Watch this (blog) space.
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