New model!

We had a new model in! I was so exited to draw a completely different body type and structure.

I loved drawing something different, and having to concentrate on the little bits like creases, bumps and folds. This drawing look alot of correcting and alterations which is great. Shows that i'm learning quick!

You can see the little sketchy lines that I used to work out the little details I could see. So pleased with the picture, really enjoyed drawing it.

Lots of sketches and poses!

Here are some drawings I have done over the weeks at life drawing.

Again, another simple line drawing but I did this over 2 hours. I did finish the lines a wee bit early so i started to sketch in the muscle structures in, and drawing where i think they fall in the body just by looking at them.

Looks like i got some of it right!

Shading with one tone.

So here I did a simple line drawing of the model, using the constructive line method. I also like to sketch out the muscles I can see in the back. I love to look at the anatomy and the structure of the muscles, studying this helps me think of how to construct a drawing. Normally i draw the muscles in the drawing before I add details to I know i'm doing it right.

Then I paid attention to where the light was hitting him. It was strange lighting as the source was to the bottom left and I have never shaded like that before. I looks kind of wrong in the picture but that's how the shadows fell on his body! I enjoyed doing this one, the muscles are the best aspect of this drawing i think.

Straight lines.

With this drawing we were instructed to draw straight lines to construct the drawing. Also to use straight constructing lines to work out where the features fall, what lines up with what. I used my pencil to hold up the the model and measure different parts of the body against it. I'm pretty proud of the body and neck but I can clearly see the face is very distorted and not quite right. Yet having said that, I really think this exercise was valuable. It taught me a new way to construct a drawing more accurately.