gesture
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Side and Back View Figure Drawing
Here’s a charcoal drawing of two female figures – the side and back view. These two figures probably took 5-7 minutes each. I used willow charcoal on rough newsprint paper. The figure from back view has an interesting arm position, which I did not get the chance to fully capture. The figure from a side
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Standing Female Figure on Blue Paper
Normally, I use newsprint paper for gesture, but occasionally I feel like adding some color with toned paper. I used blue Canson Mi-Teintes paper for this drawing. However, I think it’s a little too dark for charcoal alone. Still, it’s a good practice and experiment!
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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