I was looking back through last years portfolio work and came across these life drawing pieces I forgot about. These where drawn during college and where the last time I was able to take life drawing classes. They where such great practise for the human figure, I'd like to see if I there are any classes at uni I can join, as my course doesn't have this class currently.
I seem to remember this guys name being Mark? I always found it nice to chat to the life models before I drew them, as for the more emotive pieces, incorporating the models personality was a challenge, but definitely interesting and often added to the drawing, in my opinion.
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This was the third drawing from this class, which was based around movement. We drew one pose, photographed it, then erased it, changed position around the model and redrew the same pose from a different perspective. This was one of my favourite drawings from the session, as I'm happy with the proportions and fluidity of the body movement.
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This was the final drawing of four. It is unfortunately one of my least favourites, as the style is a lot more square and scribbly, which sometimes works but I don't think it does what I wanted here. The angle of the model was quite boxy, which is probably why I went for a sketchier style, but through all the drawings I do prefer the more fluid charcoal marks,
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This again, was not one of my favourites, down to the proportions. Reviewing my own work, the hips are too low and shallow, and the head looks slightly too small in comparison to the shoulders. However, I do like the side profile of the face, and the over stylised, stumpy fingers.
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This was the very first picture I drew of the session! Mark was told to create a particularly uncomfortable pose to hold for 20 minute intervals, so here I wanted to create a more expressionistic drawing, of thick and thin lines and exaggerated shapes. I think the end of the spine, the neck and the fingers particularly show this contorted position.
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