I came across this website with online figure drawing classes. I gave it a quick practice test. The above photo was provided. Now in 30 seconds draw what you can (only 30 secs).
It was actually so much fun. Of course now I want to go back over it , add in back definition, her spine and lovely dimple (too flat), perhaps a pocket or ripped jean edge (a little fashion interest)……But not bad for a first go. If I say so myself. Which I do.
I think online figure drawing is a great idea. As someone who got bashful in life drawing class especially drawing nether regions. It all felt to personal to me, too Titanic tracing my lead along. But now I can tackle nudes in the privacy of my own home. (Wait! Sh……….that didn’t come out right.) Anyhooo……..head on over and check it out.
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Dana, I shall check that website out… thanks for mentioning it. I like to doodle, but also want to improve!
Me too. I think you’ll find this helpful just for practice. It either that or sketching randomly at the coffee shop. Good luck.
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I love her hair! And yes, I think there’s just as much interest in ‘the willow and the reed.”
Also, this made me giggle as I thought back to the one life drawing session I ever attended – our subject was a middle-aged man, very short, who held a spear in one hand. So bizarre!
OMG. I don’t think I’d have been able to do it. Simply too much phallicism. Whoever thought that was a good idea had been watching to many gladiator movies.
Cool doodle! I wishes I could doodle like YOU doodle…. you have great doodles!! 😉
“You have cool doodles” may be the best compliment I’ve ever gotten. Forget nice eyes. If only I could canoodle like I doodle. I might need a t-shirt that says great doodles. 😉
he he he!! Well…it’s TRUE!! And I bet you can canoodle just fine!! As long as your doodles and your canoodles don’t get mixed up….don’t want them mistaken for the other!! LOL! (I see a t-shirt in your future) 😉
I did actually cross the line of doodles and canoodles once with my high school boyfriend. He used to draw on my feet. Sounds strange but it was quite lovely.
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Great motion in your sketch! Very fluid and alive. Love it just as is.
Have fun tackling those nudes in the comfort of your own home. Sounds like a most excellent past time 😉
It’s an excellent pastime. And I do it for love; not money. Charging for these kinds of encounters is illegal in Washington Sate, anyway.
That’s really good, you really capture the pose, and I love how you did the hair. I’ll have a looksie at the website later.
I either loved or hated life drawing class. I loved it when we got challenging models, models with folds and bones and wrinkles. There was one model I hated – he had no shape. He wasn’t skinny, so there was no sharp angles of bones. He wasn’t muscular, so there was no shades. He wasn’t fat, so there was no beautiful curves. He just was. Each time he entered the room I used to sigh in frustration. 🙂
Cathy I too love interest in a figure- folds, bones, wrinkles. Sharp angles as you say the play of shadow and light. But don’t write off the skinny ones too fast. There is beauty in the willow and reed as well.
Check out the site. I think you’ll like it.