Thread: Life drawing

Good on you Mick.

They reckon that you should always keep your first efforts. Then when you get feeling a bit down, and you are not going anywhere, you can look back at them and see just how much you have improved.

I have never had the guts to sign up for a life class, my efforts seem to be restricted to dogs and frogs............. not the same is it.

Keep going and keep us posted.

Cheers
Bill

Mick, I've been doing a few life classes in the past three weeks. Only just noticed this thread. I fear that I've started with a startling lack of skill compared to you. But after 3 sessions I too am noticing that I'm improving. And it is such good fun. Really teaches concentration and you tend to lose track of time. The models that pose where I go pose for anything from 2 minutes to 20 minutes. I find I can't capture much in the really short poses, as I'm slow.

And I also find hands, feet and faces particularly difficult. But last time I went I managed to capture a foot that I'm mostly happy with. I'll scan some of my efforts and post them in here. Not brilliant by any means, but good fun...

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

Mick,
I find the difference in the three weeks amazing!

Yeah, that model has stacked the weight on

Very interesting to see the evolution of your drawings, only wish I had some of that talent. Bloody lefthander, I just end up with smudge. Thanks for sharing Mick.

Cheers
Michael

Originally Posted by mic-d

Yeah, that model has stacked the weight on

.....Bloody lefthander, I just end up with smudge. Thanks for sharing Mick.

Cheers
Michael

Michaelangelo was lefthanded.
The only thing you need to draw is the will to do it.

Mick, it's definitely coming back! It just needed a little revision.

Excellent Mic, keep at it, you are giveing hope to the rest of us.
A few more weeks you'll be fantastic, takes a while to get your eye in.

Unfortunately it's been well over a year since I've done any drawing, my life got very busy again. I met a wonderful lady and got married, "blended" our households, travelled away a few times to buy and sell some woodworking machinery, a trailer sailer and a welder and had a holiday. Started work again and am now officially snowed under. I have a house lot of doors and windows to make (done half, described in this thread) I've also scored another house lot of windows because of this job, plus a few more windows as well as other joinery work for another client, two kitchens and a possible third one as well as a few little jobs. Haven't even had time to update that thread with more pics etc.

I'm afraid the only drawings I've been doing have been work sketches.

Mick

that's life

You were cookin in week two man. I wish I had your skillz.