Tag: female
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Reclined Female Figure Gesture Drawing
This charcoal gesture drawing captures reclined female figure. She’s lying on her back with her legs bent in the knees and up on a wooden bench. The drawing indicates overall pose and focuses more on details such as hands. 2019
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Female Figure Gesture Drawing
In this gesture drawing, female figure stands with all her weight on the right leg, and the left leg is used for balance. Most often, I use willow charcoal for gesture, but here I also used conte. I like the pose, but some things could be improved. I left the right leg unfinished, and I…
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Female Figure Sitting in the Chair
Here’s another sanguine drawing of a female figure. This time, she’s sitting in a chair. I like the upward direction the pose is giving to the drawing, but I’m not entirely happy with the chair perspective. Still, it’s a good practice drawing and I think I captured the gesture of the pose well. I used…
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Sanguine Drawing of Sitting Female Figure
All of the previous gesture drawings I posted were done with charcoal. But here’s a sanguine drawing! Most of the time, I use willow or vine charcoal for gesture drawing. Occasionally, I use sanguine such as Pipo’s chalk or Conte. It is a less forgiving material, but I do like the look and it allows…
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Portrait Drawing Workshop 2018
I’ve been an artist my entire life, but I have never seriously considered drawing or painting people. I did try several times when I was in school, but I would not call those artworks a serious portrait. Ever since I learned about the Society of Figurative Arts, I have been challenging myself with more serious…
