I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to life draw three years ago, but returning to it now is like having a fresh start and it's so far been fun to pick up again.
Our first session didn't go as planned, with the model calling in sick. That didn't mean we wasted time though, and we tried to make the best of a bad situation by drawing other students and also the resident skeleton. Looking at the skeleton really gave me an insight into the structure of the body, especially when looking at the 3D shape of the chest cavity.
(20/09/16)
I attended a second session today voluntarily to get some more practice. The three hour session meant we were given four seated poses and then two reclining poses to draw. Here are a few of my pieces.
Proportions and depth perception were key for the scenes I was trying to draw. On the bottom right, I created two seperate drawings of the same scene after finding I had shortened parts of the models body. This told me I need to pay more attention to distance and measuring so I can draw an accurate form. Today I learned that I should also try drawing larger, as many of my pieces are small and I might find it easier to get in the necessary detail if I work on a bigger scale. On the bottom left, I found it quite difficult to find the correct positions for the feet, but with charcoal being quite forgiving, I was able to keep trying until I managed something that looked more correct.
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