We've been in class for a few weeks now but have only had a live model twice. We've been working with still-life too much. These are a couple of my favorites right now, I'll probably add more as the semester progresses. We're working with vine charcoal on newsprint and a basic white charcoal paper. I definitely like using the white paper better. The charcoal sticks but I can push it around the paper if I need to. It also gives a wider tonal range because more layers of charcoal can be built up. This first drawing is three 4-5 minute gesture drawings on newsprint (drawing would cost me a fortune if I did all of these on nice paper)
This drawing was 15 or 20 min with the same model, its a good start to the semester, I like the tonal range.
This drawing was 15 or 20 min with the same model, its a good start to the semester, I like the tonal range. This might be my favorite drawing, I love the line quality in the arms and legs with the tonal quality of the body.
Look closely. There is a basic blind contour in pen. No I didn't forget how to draw I just put my pen down on the paper and drew without lifting it up, while only looking at the model.
I apologize for the turned picture, I forgot to rotate it while sizing it for the internet and I'm to lazy to fix it now. I started these last two drawings the same way with a blind contour underneath and then went back over the top with charcoal. There not perfect but if you look at the left side of this man he is in proportion from the feet to the shoulder. On the right side he got to wide but his shoulders and hips line up. It's amazing what the mind sees, when one is focused on looking.
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