sanguine
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Self-Portrait Drawing
I took a workshop at the TSOFA a few years back, and one of the suggestions was to try to make a self-portrait drawing using a mirror. Because every person knows themselves very well, and it’s a free life model. Well, I have to say, the model that I got sucked, because she kept moving…
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Three Female Figures Sanguine Drawing
Life drawing sessions are great to experiment with different media. In the following set of gesture drawings, I used sanguine called Pipo’s Chalk. I think it is my favorite sanguine of all currently available. The paper I used here has a cream tone to it and a fairly strong texture. Unfortunately, I don’t know the…
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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…
