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Tag Archives: human figure
Figure Friday: All of it
I sometimes post a sketch or two from my weekly figure drawing session under ‘Figure Friday‘. Those weekly figure drawing sessions are many things to me: A way to stay in touch with drawing what I find hardest: the human figure. … Continue reading
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Tagged charcoal, figure, figure drawing, figure friday, gesture drawing, human figure, watercolor
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The challenge of longer poses
One of the things I want to work on this year is getting better at working on longer pieces. I love a quick, gestural sketch (and quick poses which tend to be more dynamic and exciting). I find that working fast and … Continue reading
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Tagged charcoal, figure, figure drawing, human figure, life drawing, question, sketch, watercolor
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One figure, 4 ways
Figure drawing sessions usually start with quick 1 minute poses, then 5 minute ones, then 15, and finally one long pose for the rest of the session, broken up into 20 minute segments. Somedays, I just don’t have the patience to … Continue reading
Thoughts on Figure Drawing
I don’t post a lot of my life drawings from a weekly figure drawing session. But today I thought I’d post a few and try to explain why life drawing is so important to me. 10 minutes. Charcoal and watercolor on … Continue reading