Model Drawing 3, Week 2

We began class with TEN 2-min warm-up gesture drawings.  Any medium is acceptable but I really like brush and ink, or brush pen.  I also suggest holding the stylus in an "underhand" manner vs. how you hold it for writing.  This allows for looser, more fluid gestures.

We then worked on shape design, and graphic ideas.  The following exercise involved laying in a quick skeletal gesture drawing with a light marker or pencil, and focusing on the dark graphic shapes present on the model.  In this case, the hair, leotard, gloves, and stockings/shoes.  It is important to draw these black shapes as accurately as possible, and for the contours to be shapely and naturalistic.
We completed FOUR 5-minute shape exercises in this manner:

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We then completed TWO 5-minute arm studies focusing on the structures of the trapezius, deltoid, bicep, tricep, and forearm, learning to indicate only what is necessary to achieve a naturalistic look, since we are also dealing with fashion stylization.

We also talked about using alignments as a form of quick measurement to either lay in your drawing, or correct it.

Note how simplified the arm and hand is.  Hands should be drawn with large shapes first, then broken down into smaller shapes if necessary, using any negative space present to draw the fingers.

We then completed THREE 7-minute arm/hand studies.

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Because we had to share a model with the class next door this week, we spent the remainder of the class practicing contour line drawing from photos.

We completed FOUR 5-minute continuous line / contour line studies.

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