Exercise: Fabric with line and form This was a funny exercise. Instructions were to throw some fabric across a chair, then make two 15-minute sketches using only line. My cat Gina got crazy when I threw the cloth… she jumped on it while it was moving throughout my attempts to throw decently to get some […]
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Check and log: Structure
How accurately did you depict the overall proportions of the figure? Proportions of standing and lying figure look ok. One of the sitting figures (sketch 2) is also ok, but the first sketch and the worked out drawing of the sitting figure are not accurate for proportion. The upper part of the body is too […]
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Structure
The task – Make three drawings, take 30 to 60 minutes time for each – Positions: Standing, sitting and lying – Observe o Attitude and movement o Centre of gravity, angles of the limbs, perspective foreshortening o Skeleton and muscles – Make very quick sketches and notes in the sketchbook – Make some two minute […]
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Research point: Anatomical drawings
I began this research point by skimming through my drawing book by Gottfried Bammes, “Zeichenschule” (Complete guide to Life Drawing). Gottfried Bammes was a drawing professer at the Dresden National Fine Art Academy. His books have become classics in German academic art education. The book is not exactly an anatomy book, but it presents a […]
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More Artists: Georg Kolbe
Georg Kolbe (1877 – 1947) was a German painter and sculptor. I saw one of his drawings in the textbook on drawing the human figure by Gottfried Bammes which I studied for the research point on structure. I was impressed by the energy and lightness of these drawings. Reading the Wikipedia article on Kolbe, I […]
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Check and log: Gesture
How well have you managed to capture the poses? What could be improved? Overall I’m satisfied with how I captured the poses. Sometimes there are slight errors of proportion but they don’t seem to disturb understanding of the pose. The main step forward to make would be to draw other people. I made an attempt […]
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Gesture
Exercise: stance I wasn’t really sure what is meant by the word stance. It seems to have been something that I had tried to get right in my figure drawing so far, without knowing that this was it. I enjoyed this exercise. I began to feel a bit limited by using only myself as a […]
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Check and log: Form
Were you able to maintain a focus on proportion at the same time as creating a sense of weight and three-dimensional form? I think proportions are mostly ok, just sometimes I seem to overemphasize the upper part of the body. Sense of weight also looks ok. To me the figures appear centred. Three-dimensionality is less […]
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Form
This project comprised two exercises, which I completed in a sequence during several days. Exercise: Essential shapes I made several drawings for this exercise. The first three were in charcoal on brown A3 sized paper. Then I continued with a 2B pencil for four more drawings in my A4 sketchbook. I stayed with myself as […]
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Check and log: Proportions
Have you managed to make a complete statement in this time? What were your main problems? I was surprised myself, but in this figure drawing project it was for about the first time that I felt ok with instructions and the task at hand. I felt I was able to draw what was required to […]
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