Figure Drawing – 15 minute graphite brick on drawing paper.

I attended Gaijin Studio’s figure drawing class again this past Tuesday, finding myself disappointedly short on supplies such as charcoal and newsprint. Luckily I was able to borrow a piece of charcoal again, as well as an interesting new tool called a graphite brick.

Figure Drawing – 2 minute compressed charcoal on drawing paper.

While warming up on the two minute poses, I remembered the instructor from last time challenging me to draw focusing on the form more than the lines, and to therefore pay more attention to the values as part of the object as opposed to just decoration on its surface.

Figure Drawing – 2 minute compressed charcoal on drawing paper.

The model was an absolutely beautiful woman who sported a fascinating figure full of movement and curvatures that made her fun to draw. She had super long braids that she tied up into a nest on her head that ended up giving her the look of a regal queen.

Figure Drawing – 15 minute graphite brick on drawing paper.

Heavy attention to lines appears to make my art very precise and controlled while placing the emphasis on form gives my style a unique bounce and rhythm to it. The instructor wants me to work towards unifying the two to see what interesting chemistry I can come up with.

Figure Drawing – 5 minute compressed charcoal on drawing paper.

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