Pretty sure these are 20-minutre poses, but most likely I got distracted during the first one. Anyway, I like how both of these turned out. I think it's time to set new goals for the direction of my art, and maybe for a lengthy post in my blog about how I started 😀
Tag: drawing from model
I enjoy the geometric feel those extended lines add to the overall figure. Sometimes charcoal stick is bent, so it makes two parallel marks at the same time with only one movement of a hand. Quite often it results in a happy accident rather than an unwanted mark.
Sometimes I forget how short these 3-minute poses are, and concentrate too much on one particular part of the figure. As the result, I usually end up with armless Venuses xD
There used to be a time where I'd be unable to tell which model I drew. It was a generic figure and could have been anyone. So I've set my goal to make the figures more recognizable and individual, at least to me. I can tell the person from there drawings, and that makes me … Continue reading Female gesture poses, charcoal drawing
I think this was a longer 20-minute pose, but I can't be sure because at that time I didn't label or date my artworks >.<
This is a longer pose, so I had more time for details. However, I didn't switch paper, and it's tough to add and subtract on low quality paper ~_~
I'm trying out different paper, and this one is super smooth. Unfortunately, I don't really know what it's called 🙂 We have it at the studio for free ^^; However, I can't figure out if I like the smoothness. I feel like it leaves less room for erasing as even willow charcoal just wants to … Continue reading Two-pose male figure, charcoal drawing
More gestures of the same model. I wonder if I should re-draw the ones I like and try to develop them more 🤔
This is a example of getting distracted mid-pose and not finishing it 😀 The other two gestures are ok ^^ These were done on rough newsprint, I think it's my favorite paper so far for warm-up drawings.
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.