Oksana started drawing figure at the end of 2017. Majority of these drawings were created during life drawing sessions at TSoFA studio from model. Oksana prefers to use willow charcoal for figure gesture drawings as it’s the softest and most easily movable media. Her favorite paper for practice is 18 x 24 rough newsprint. However, she used any other available paper such as construction paper or anything with rough texture. These drawings are called gestures, because they’re meant to capture movement of a fleeting pose. During these life drawing sessions, the model would first pose for 2 minutes, then for 5 minutes and so on with the longest pose of 20 minutes. Therefore, all of these drawings are pretty quick and rough. Some of these Oksana uses as reference for more detailed drawings.
Two similar poses, charcoal drawing
Every now and then, it feels like the model does two identical poses in the row until you walk around and check the weight shift.
Multi-pose, charcoal drawing
Sometimes the poses differ so much, and I think nothing of it while drawing… However, looking back at it later, I see just hilarious scenes and have a lot of questions as to what’s going on there? This probably was a cool dance party until one of them lost their airpod xD
Tri-figure, charcoal drawing
Whenever I start the drawing sessions with short poses, I just draw them on the same page. If the pose wasn’t working out, I just erase it. There’s simply no time to switch paper sheets with 1-minute poses 😀 However, sometimes these gesture drawings turn out to be pretty dynamic and interesting. They’re also a…
Leaning seated pose, charcoal figure drawing
I see the same problem here, I didn’t indicate the model’s surroundings, so the pose feels a little awkward. However, I still like it. Now, I usually just block in whatever the model is leaning on.
Seated pose, charcoal drawing
There was a time when a seated pose was a mystery to me. I can’t say that I’ve mastered it, but at least I don’t get a panic attack whenever I hear “let’s do a seated pose” xD
Standing and sitting figure, charcoal drawing
Whenever the pose is too short, I just concentrate on one part of the body and sort of just indicate the rest. There’s really no need to beat oneself over being unable to do the whole figure in a few minutes. Same goes for an unflattering pose, don’t try to challenge yourself to make it…
Half-seated pose, charcoal drawing
I like how this one turned out, but I kind of whish I drew the stool on which the model was sitting. Maybe someday I’ll finish it 🙂 However, it might be best not to touch it, since I usually end up ruining it 😀
Tri-figure, charcoal drawing
Whenever I start drawing, it takes me a few minutes to get into it. At first, those short 1-minute poses look like a bunch of lines that barely resemble a figure, but with each pose they take on more shape. Sometimes, it’s those initial lines that I like best about the whole figure.
Two-figure, charcoal sketch
I’m going to post some of my sketches to keep active, and maybe motivate myself to make more art. I’ve looked back at my Instagram account from 2-3 years ago, and it’s nice to see the progress and how far I was able to get. That’s the purpose of these sketches, to have something to…