Life drawing 2 - Charcoal

Finally my internet at home is starting to work again after a painful transistion to SKY Broadband (dont do it people!) and finally I can get on my blog a bit more again. Heres a quick catch up of a life drawing class a few weeks ago where we used charcoal to create the images of the model. The paper was smeared in black charcoal so that we could erase parts to allow for light and dark areas of the picture, then using the usual methods of measuring and shapes I continued to draw how I draw!

Do excuse the watermark on my images, I cant seem to shake them!

Chris

Life drawing classes

Two years has passed since I last took part in this activity and boy have I missed it! I rather enjoy the many tedious yet inspirational classes training the mind and body to have a better understanding of the human form. I believe this really helps me to grasp hold of my creative spirit in a more positive way, as in many senses the quick drawings that are produced in these classes represent more about who I am as an individual, which on top of refined skills taught by Chris the Tutor, can open a gateway that's usually held a-jar.


As you can see in this first class my ability to analyse perspective is a little out of practice, but I tried to work any mistake into something new. I was battling with myself not to experiment too much, as I kept throwing myself towards doing negative space and other such techniques.

(Apologies about the incorrect watermark from my camera!)

Chris