A Return To the Life Room pt 1- Formal Life Drawing

I’ve been lucky of late to have returned to drawing in Life Class (about time).

Its a fundamental part of the art student’s early tuition, mostly because it teaches the eye as much as it trains the hand.

Below are a series of drawings done at the new evening life class for staff and students at The Hull School of Art & Design.

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Pen on Halftone rough paper, with copic markers and white chalk.

 

 

I felt I hadn’t really done that back foot justice in the main composition, so I focussed in on it for a close up as the session drew to a close.

 

 

 

Pen on Halftone rough paper, with white gel pen for highlights.

 

Using props as part of the composition… below a fake bow, staff and sword.

 

…below, a round backed mandolin.

Pen on off-white sketchbook paper, with copic markers.

 

…below, a fan.

 

…basing some of the poses on previous artworks, old masters, and classical French painting and drawing.

 

…and finally with the sun hat.

Pen on Halftone rough paper, with copic markers and white chalk.