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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Figure Drawing Session - Ballerina part I

I found a great group of artists that get together to draw/paint almost every Saturday. They do figure drawing about twice a month, and have a beautiful ballerina for three three-hour sessions. Cool!

I haven't done figure drawing for years. And I haven't done it extensively for a very very long time. It it quite a brain workout.

The model was absolutely perfect. I have never had a figure drawing model hold so still for so long. We kept asking her if she wanted a break. I'm fine. Not yet. Five more minutes. She was awesome.


We did some very quick warm up sketches.


And then worked on one pose for about 2 1/2 hours. Next session will continue in the same pose, so this is not finished yet. Here are some progress shots:


About 20 minutes:


About 1 1/2 hours in:


After the session today (about 2 1/2 hour in.)


Another work-in-progress shot.

I still have a lot of work to do. The skin is too dark, the chair has some drawing problems, the hands need a lot of work, the reflection, etc. Hopefully I will finish in the next session. Such a fun day!

1 comments:

Sharon said...

Love it! I can't get over your skills