Figure Drawing Sunday 10/23/16

Having been away from figure drawing for a couple weeks, it was not surprising to come away from this session feeling like I lost a step. The charcoal in my hand wasn't following along with my eyes. I struggled to get the full value range onto my paper. This man with a stick, holding onto the top of a chair was the best of my four drawings for the day.

Sunday figure drawing will be on a slight hiatus soon. I will need to find something else to do in order to keep practicing. This might be a good time to start trying still-lifes.

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Ferret

Trying out a challenge to myself - to create "finished" pieces with a limited color palette on a consistent schedule. I am still working out the final guidelines. I think I would like to challenge myself to use a new texture in each piece as well. I've had this unfinished sketch in my sketchbook forever. Even though I'm not entirely happy with it - it feels great to finally have it done!

Ice Skating Characters

A Competent Profile

As I start to become more familiar with proportions and measurements for the various faces I attempt to draw, I am starting to wonder how to make a more complete portrait with my limited time. Do I stick to lines? Do I bring a brush and some ink? Which lines should I include? Which shapes are important to represent? Maybe this is a good time to look at the work other artists have done and try to work out some of their methods.

Rainbow Bisque

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