Another project came up so the book is on hold for a sec. Because of that I decided to do a little informal life drawing video.
I should do life drawing more often. It’s very good exercise.
Read below and go to your tube to watch the drawing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5xzE8Fnxoo
The first group of drawings were done with a one minute timer.
These drawings are referred to as gestures. They are meant to loosen up and also to get a feel for the movement and the weight of the figure.
Gestures are usually done with wispy fast lines, but I just prefer drawing with hard shapes more.
Sometime I really enjoy the simplicity of this method.
Above: One minute poses
Next is the two minute poses. An extra minute gives one more time to put in more information. You can see I scribble in some shadow here. I feel a little shadow can add a lot to a scribble.
Above: Two minute poses
This last page was meant to be a five minute drawing but I did not like the poses. Instead I drew them real quick.
Then I went back to a more interesting pose and took a few minutes experimenting with the line and the shape.
Above: Took what ever time I wanted to figure out the mussels and movement on the figure on the right. 3-5 minute.
In all it took about 25 minutes to do these drawings.
When I do these and I’m just here to draw. I’m putting out of my mind trying to make the best drawing I can (which is hard to do when I know I am going to share it). It’s just some fun practice and a good way to clear my head and slow down.
For anyone who would like to draw you can visit New Masters Academy on youtube.
Have fun drawing!