07-01-2014, 08:07 AM
Life drawing class today, my first attempt at drawing in charcoal on big paper 'figure drawing style' using overhand pencil technique. While I was drawing I felt it was rubbish, then it felt amazing, then when I got home and looked I settled for a thumbs up 'ok'. Pretty happy that I can do all the right lines and motions with the overhand pencil; it felt so strange and unstable at first but now I really enjoy it.
These were 2 min -> 5min -> 10min -> 20min -> 45min poses
![[Image: jcjcDhv.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/jcjcDhv.jpg)
![[Image: 65GjmR2.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/65GjmR2.jpg)
![[Image: IM5Oof9.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/IM5Oof9.jpg)
![[Image: T6BTyas.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/T6BTyas.jpg)
These are photos, not scans, they do look better on the paper - my camera ends up getting blurred as it goes towards the edges of the drawings (I have it zoomed out fully already) and I had to use the flash 'cause it was dark outside already.
The life drawing session is a challenge though - there are 3 ceiling lights above the model then lamps set up either side of them - it's really hard to define shadows and to know why it's shadowed there.
These were 2 min -> 5min -> 10min -> 20min -> 45min poses
These are photos, not scans, they do look better on the paper - my camera ends up getting blurred as it goes towards the edges of the drawings (I have it zoomed out fully already) and I had to use the flash 'cause it was dark outside already.
The life drawing session is a challenge though - there are 3 ceiling lights above the model then lamps set up either side of them - it's really hard to define shadows and to know why it's shadowed there.