Adventures in Figure Drawing #1
I’m trying to make a habit of drawing and painting on a more regular basis, so it was time that I brushed up on my figure drawing skills. The last time I did a figure drawing was probably about seven years ago when I was still in college.
Since arriving here almost two years ago, I’ve been meaning to sit in on a session at Hipbone Studio which holds open figure drawing three times a week. I finally got off my butt and did it. I was a bit nervous; I didn’t know how my first drawings would come out, but I really enjoyed my time there. The sessions are three hours long, but the time flew by, and I can’t wait to go back.
Fortunately, my drawings didn’t come out to badly, although there’s definitely room for improvement. I’m trying to learn to make more clean and decisive marks, and I want to begin pushing the pose and form, making my drawings more expressive with a better sense of volume. The hardest part of starting up again was getting the timing down. Oddly enough, I was having more problems building up the longer 30 minute poses than I was with the 5 minute drawings. Anyway, it’s a start. Hopefully I’ll improve.
The drawing above is one of the better drawings that came out of the session.
