Model Drawing 3, Week 3

  We began with our gesture warm-ups, completing TEN 1-MINUTE poses, followed by FIVE 2-MINUTE poses.  I prefer for these to be done with a permanent media every once in a while so as to improve line quality.

We then drew THREE 3-MINUTE figures - as exemplified on the left - utilizing 2 pastels (one light, one dark) to lay in shadow shapes and high light shapes.  This results in a drawing with 3 values: a midtone, a shadow tone, and a high light tone.  In this way we can quickly and gesturally convey a dimensional figure.  This exercise can be completed in marker, but pastel is faster and easier.

 Student Work:

We then completed a TEN MINUTE drawing (drawing on the right) using the above techniques: A light gesture drawing lay-in, a contour/continuous line drawing to flesh out the figure and add structural elements (face, hands, feet, anatomy), followed by the shadow/highlight tone lay-in, and shape/color block in for the bathing suit.

Student work:

 Student completed the above study in pastel.

Student completed the above study in marker.

We then completed a  TEN MINUTE multi-tiered drawing, beginning with a figure in a bikini.  Again, the sequence of steps was as follows:  1. Gesture drawing using fashion proportions;  2. Contour line drawing to flesh the figure out;  3.  Rendering of the bathing suit to capture the reflective properties of the material.  I gave the option of rendering it as charmeuse using the rendering technique taught by the illustration/design instructor or rendering it from observation.

On tracing paper we drew and rendered a FOUR MINUTE silk nighty, again this was to practice capturing the reflective properties of silk.

We then drew another FOUR MINUTE garment study over the figure, this time using a transparent robe.

We ended class with a class critique.