Characterized Figure Drawing

by on Sep.16, 2010, under Classwork, Sketches, Studio


>>Three pose sketches, three minutes each


>>The Tourist, Part One


>>The Tourist, Part Two


>>The Tourist, Part Three.

The point of this exercise was to draw the girl on stage, but with a twist. This wasn’t normal figure drawing… instead we were to emphasize her pose and gesture, and further characterize her. It was a difficult assignment, as I’m used to simply drawing what is in front of me.

The sequence of drawings with two characters on them were done in an interesting way. All three drawings have two different poses on them, but they were done by the same model. WHAT, no my model could NOT magically change sex mid-way through class. She did her first pose, and then quick-changed her costume on stage as she got into a second pose. The two poses interacted with one another, and were then placed on the same page to create a scene. Obviously both characters were based on a female model, but I turned the clown into a male while drawing. I also further changed up their costumes to develop the characters more. What a fun class!

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2 Comments for this entry

  • Michael
    September 17th, 2010 on 11:05 am

    That sounds like a pretty cool exercise. Turned out looking really good for how quick they’re supposed to be.

  • Joie
    September 17th, 2010 on 8:47 pm

    When I started out there were really stiff and boring. Took a bit to warm up and be able to capture gestures (or the figure at all, really). It’s amazing how quickly I got rusty. Can’t wait for this class on Monday so I can do more.

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