Here’s today’s results of a figure drawing block in.
Greetings and salutations Everyone!
In today’s post I thought I’d share my latest drawing endeavors of this figure drawing block in I finished today.
With this master copy drawing in particular, I found it especially enjoyable in that it leaned a little more on the illustrative side than I am accustomed to.
As with any drawing of course, in the initial steps of construction I always strictly adhere to the use straight lines only. Just as my teacher told me, “Curved lines can’t be measured.”
Ultimately, the idea is that through the methodical use of straight lines, they eventually become curved on their own through progressive corrections. It’s almost like fractals if you think about it you know? The smaller forms are subordinate to the larger forms.
In the case with this drawing, I happened to notice that I broke down these smaller forms a little faster than I am used to...hence the more illustrative quality.
I am uncertain as to the origins of this drawing, but you could definitely tell that it has a pre-raphaelite influence!
This block in was of course done on paper and with a mechanical pencil with an HB lead.
Please feel free to let me know what you think?
Thanks for reading Everyone!
-James Hansen
https://jameszenartist.weebly.com/
The illustrative angles are effective!
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Thanks David! That means a lot coming from you :)
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Interesting shadows and style... it reminds me the amazing sketches of Michelangelo! Thanks for the inspiration, artistic coleague! :D
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Wow that's quite the compliment, thank you! :)
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Wow...very nice...im also into art too...please view and upvote my blog
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Nice job James. Who did you study with?
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Thank you! I studied with Juliette Aristides. She has her own atelier in Seattle WA at The Gage Academy of Art :)
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Nice, I have her Classical Drawing Atelier book.
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That's a good one! I've lost count on how many times I've read that myself! ^^
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I used to go to the open model sessions at Gage for a little while! I live too far away now, but it was great.
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They were great! I tried to go to as many as I could during atelier training. We even had a separate event each week called "portrait club" where all our classmates would take turns posing. It's too bad I missed seeing you around. Do you still have Fox as a regular model? We had her a lot and she was wonderful :)
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Oh man, she's awesome! I haven't work with her in a while but I would love to again. She is the best natural model I've ever had the privilege to work with. She's so aware of every aspect of her posing, down to individual fingers even, it's impressive.
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I would completely agree! That seems to be a rare skill in these times. Believe me..we had our fair share of sub par models in the atelier ;D I can really tell you enjoyed working with her by looking at your work. Putting her ever changing hair color aside for a moment, her aesthetic attributes seem to harmonize very well with chromatically pushed paintings.
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