We were a small group which really aided my learning because I have only done life drawing once before so this was quite nerve racking. We began by doing 30 second quick drawings, this was to understand the body and recognize what your brain tells you is in front of you is sometimes very different to what is actually in front of you.
I think after a few more visits I will get a better grip on getting the full benefit of this exercise, you should look at the shapes of the body and the shading and not at the outline which I began drawing immediately.
This exercise is useful to ensure that I really look at what I see infront of me and not distort what I think I see by trying to use my memory.
We then moved onto two twenty minute drawings, I initially picked up a pencil to begin drawing but my tutor said to use charcoal, you can be a lot free-er with the lines and develop shading and texture.
I feel my first drawing went very well. I need to commit more time to looking at the body, sizing is very important, a method to help understand the lengths of the arms against the body is by holding a pencil at arms length and hold the nib at the shoulder and mark with your finger on the pencil where the end of the arm is.
From this class I now understand the importance of shading and taking the time to look at what you are trying to capture and stepping away from the aisle and observing.
In my project I want to capture moments in time that provoke an emotions. This can only be achieved if i look in depth at the imagery myself and am able to see in an image or on a body what are the most vital pieces of information that will make it recognizable but still beautiful.
I want to continue drawing and using different mediums to bring texture and colour into my work.
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