I've been studying Bridgman's book today, and I realized how static my figures are. However, I must add, that's the way models present the pose... I need to exaggerate turns and twists more!
Tag: learning to draw
- Please don't leave...- It's over!
Give me some contrast!
Another short pose. I like this figure, and I actually like unfinished look of it.
I'm back to newsprint! So far it's my favorite practice paper. This drawing took me about 20 minutes. I think the shading and hatching shows that it's a longer pose. However, whenever I'm drawing, I always think that I'll finish it later.. and usually never do ^^;
Once again, there's a certain scene lined up here. I call it "waiting.' For what? That's a secret ^_~
This model did very dynamic poses, and I really enjoyed capturing them. I think, my drawings really lack that dynamic feel in a lot of cases. Something to work on!
I always feel like the stool looks out of place in my drawings. Perhaps I need to work in the horizon line or define the flat area on the floor to ground both the figure and the stool? 🤔
I think I really need to work on shoulder girdle, it seems to always turn out way too small. This is a 10-minute drawing, but all of the basic structure mistakes are already set in place 😂
Sometimes, the whole pose isn't working from that particular angle. Therefore, it's okay to draw only a part of the figure. For example, sometimes I can't see the model's feet because the heater or something else is in the way, and it really throws off the whole figure. It's still hard for me to put … Continue reading Sitting half-figure, charcoal drawing