Life drawings

So I managed to get back to life drawing recently. I finally feel like I'm falling into a groove in terms of what tools to use and how to get the most out of the sessions I attend. Sometimes I have to adjust my routine based on how I'm feeling- for example, this week I wasn't feeling like committing to a finished drawing, so I tried inking some of my sketches.

I really enjoy Pitt Artist pens for sketching, especially gestures. For a long time I was struggling with the best way to go about gesture drawings, and what to use, and I finally found that a brush pen is the way to go- for me, anyway. Pitt Artist pens are great because they have nice tips, don't fray too badly, hold up well under lots of use (so long as one is gentle with them), and are inexpensive. They are pretty easily found at any art supply store too.







I still really struggle with gestures in terms of proportion, but I do feel like I've gotten a lot better at capturing the idea and feel of the pose. I realized that committing to one or two lines instead of sketching with the brush pen makes the drawing a lot clearer.







These are just a few drawings from the session, I didn't feel they were all worth posting.

I always love models that go for the action poses. Last semester there was a guy who went all out, every pose he did was fantastic and must have been crazy hard for him to hold. I know not all models do that, or can do that, but it's pretty satisfying when they do. It's when models go for the generic poses that I start to get bored. Hands on hips or hands clasped in front of or behind the torso during a static pose with the feet splayed and staring straight ahead are not some of my favorite poses. I'm also not a fan of reclining poses, but, I'll do them when I have to.

More to come.