Yayyyyy new class

(2-minute poses, charcoal)

Signed up for a new figure drawing class started. "Anatomy & the figure." The instructor was a lot more structured, which is something I appreciate a lot. I felt like I learned a lot just from one session! Now they're 3 hr sessions, and I really regret not being able to attend them all. Uni's ending the first week of May, which means I will only be able to attend 4 sessions out of the 8. Ah well, I'm just glad I am able to attend that many in the first place!

He also insisted that we work only with charcoal, so I was finally forced to put my pencils down and pick up those messing things!

This week, the focus was on the pelvis (we drew from a skeleton) and really quick sketches of the form with a focus on how to make lines. (Also, male model, finally, yay! I noticed that he had really defined veins and muscles... so awesome to draw!)

(20 minutes, pelvis from a skeleton, charcoal)

(10 minute pose, charcoal)

And finally, since I haven't uploaded in so long:

(And an old water-based oil on canvas painting I did back in 2007)

I actually submitted this to my Uni's art festival in 2010 and it got chosen to be placed on the brochures, posters, and flags all over the campus! I was so excited, haha!

An old picture and even older picture

Really fast 15 minute sketch from a couple weeks ago. I also wanted to try a rougher style.

Below is a quick 5-minute sketch I did in class about a year ago. I was trying to aim for a certain kind of nose/lip shading (that I saw in other CGs) and was wondering if I could imitate it with pencil. Somewhat successful. Her eyes are, unfortunately, anime!

I'd planned on CGing this for real, later, but I don't think I shall ever finish it. Maybe I'll post the unfinished CG file screenshot later.

Figure drawing has ended...

...but I'll post some rough stuff I did in the class in the past. Now I've signed up for this other course, which is more anatomy related. I hope it's more structured than the figure drawing class, but I can only take it 4 times, before this semester ends! Wow-- seems so near!

Figure Drawing

We finally did a longer drawing today. 50 minutes! Unfortunately, I didn't plan out my time very well so her lower body and the surroundings are incomplete. I mainly focused on her back-- you can probably tell. I also cropped this because I don't like the way I rendered her face.


And since I couldn't bear to leave it unfinished like the other ones, I spent a couple minutes to touch it up from memory:

Draw, Draw

My first 20 minute pose. I wasn't prepared for the time limit and rushed the shading on the arm and upper body.

More figures!

30-minute pencil

20 minute pencil

I really wish we did longer pieces. Both of the above were from the same day-- today!

Figure Drawing

Let's launch into something interesting!

This semester in uni, I signed up for a figure drawing course in the city. I'm already familiar with pencil techniques, but it's a good time to practice and get back into traditional stuff again. I love it-- I really missed my pencils!

20-minute pencil sketch