Tagged: Nude Figure Studies

Figure Drawings: Changing Locations

This title has a double-meaning. Not only has the Sebastopol figure drawing session moved down the road, but I have moved my store from Zatista to Lish. They’ve made some changes to their policy which I found unacceptable. There are some advantages to having your work on Zatista, but they are not worth the steep [...]

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Charcoal Drawing: A Logical Method (Video Included)

I am often asked how I am able to get so much done so quickly when I draw and paint. I have a simple formula for “speed” in terms of working from life. Speed = Accuracy + Efficiency Accuracy is something you train to achieve by drawing, and specifically by doing exercises that train your [...]

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Months of Life Drawing

I haven’t posted any life drawings in a while, so I thought I’d dump out a bunch here today. This model had a parrot with her, which was much more interesting to draw than she was. If you want to see all 26 of the new drawings, you can follow the link to my album [...]

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Life Drawings – Efficiency

Here are the my latest life drawings. I feel like I am getting better at economy of strokes, especially in the shorter poses. It comes from getting quicker at identifying shapes more accurately. It’s fun when your strokes do what you want them to do. You can do more with one stroke than you were [...]

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Dark Charcoals, Nicole, and The Tall Girl

I forgot to take a photo of this one from the last session I did. It was pretty dumb of me, since it was my favorite drawing.. It’s ok, I’ll just pretend I got that much better in 2 weeks… These next drawings are of my friend Nicole, who continues to be my favorite model [...]

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