20-minute poses, charcoal drawing

Come on, get up so that you can get drawn better! xD Seated poses are still much harder to do ^^; I think these are 20-minute poses. Charcoal on construction paper. Model: @taylour_bogdan

Single figure, charcoal and pastel drawing

I think I did better here with highlights, but maybe it's best to stay in two-toned palette right now. I think highlights are a good tool to distract the viewer from negative parts of the drawing 🤨

Two full figures, charcoal and pastel drawing

Using here willow charcoal, conte crayons, and white Rembrandt pastels on construction paper. I wanted to keep white only for highlights, but kind of went overboard. Need to practice my values 🙂

Female figure, charcoal drawing

I'm trying out all kind of materials as I learn to draw. This is a rough construction paper, and it has a charming feel to it. It certainly isn't the best paper for serious work since it doesn't even photograph that well. For example, those wavy wrinkles are almost invisible in real life. However, it's … Continue reading Female figure, charcoal drawing

Dark figure, charcoal drawing

I've noticed that on many occasions, I make my drawings too dark from the start. Not sure how to go about correcting this, I guess I need to press lighter on the charcoal stick? ^^; Or maybe I should try some value studies. Any tips?