Life drawing sketches

Panza · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 134 Location: New South Wales

C&C welcome.

Daniel · Joined: 06 Jul 2007 Posts: 2290 Location: Shydney

These are very good. Are they charcoal or conte crayon?
I like the soft look they have. The lack of many construction lines makes me think that you are a very capable and confident drawer from life.
It's so hard.
I was always exhuasted after my life drawing class.
I know that the size of the hands have been mentioned to you before, so I wont mention them here.

Panza · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 134 Location: New South Wales

Thanks devilbiss. As far as I can remember, these are old sketches, they were made with general's compressed charcoal. They are very smooth, but even better the paper was blank newspaper, it allowed for easy erasing. I have had trouble finding these materials lately.

No, I don't use construction lines, I never learnt to use them. That's probably the reason for me making hands too small.

Amandav · Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 1679 Location: Melbourne

Hi Panza, Tha actual mark making is great and so too the way you appear to capture and convey something of the sitters character - for example the fragililty of the woman in the top image and the solidity of the male at the bottom.
I especially like the head of the man in the bottom piece.
But I have to agree with you the proportions are out of whack and detract from the images a bit.
I don't use construction lines either but I do measure out as I am drawing (and before I put the head and feet in to make sure I don't run out of paper before I have the image in). I measure using continual checking as I go with a thumb against a paint brush handle or pencil - putting the top of the handle at the top of the area I am trying to measure and my thumb at the bottom of it. using a fully extened arm. I also compare, section to section using the same method and angles too. Just a bit of work on the propotions and your drawing would be even more impressive.

Panza · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 134 Location: New South Wales

Thanks amandav, I'll definitely try that or I'll go back to basics and use construction lines. Your idea sounds better though, it uses less effort to achieve the same results.

clarityx · Joined: 04 May 2009 Posts: 3

How exciting it is. Well done

Panza · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 134 Location: New South Wales

Thanks Clarityx... it's been a while since I have drawn like this. I hope I haven't lost my touch.

emilyanderson · Joined: 14 Jul 2009 Posts: 21

drawing is a passion... and i can feel from the picture that you have just reflected that passion in your sketches.

Panza · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 134 Location: New South Wales

Much appreciated Emilyanderson.