Hand Studies and switching up my technique.

I enjoy seeing rapid improvements.

I've noticed that I do so much better when I do very loose gestures to flesh out where everything is first. The rigid, Burne Hogarth style that is so popular (while still very useful in certain instances) tends to make my drawings extremely rigid. I also noticed that I focus too much to the point where I actually miss details and it looks wrong.

For instance, on the first hand from the left, had I not done a gesture first, I would have missed the fact that the pinky actually points inward (I would have put it in a straight up/down position).

I've switched back to loose gestures during my daily life drawing outings. I found the way I was trying to draw too rigid.

Capybara and her babies sketch

Another Zoo visit. I'll post more as I get them scanned.

My cat.

This is Ashie.

She is moody.

She is violent.

She also doesn't like me.

This is the look I get from her at least once per day.....

Gestures

1st Figure Drawing Class

My first figure drawing class started today. I will post more on the specifics of it in my next entry as I'm too tired to do any long-winded typing right now.

 My first 4 minute pose.

Second, 5 minute pose.

My last 5 minute pose. This one is favorite and probably the best of the bunch.

This was a 20 minute pose. It's got errors and I didn't get to finishing the hands. (Hands seem to be the trickiest things to draw...along with feet.) This one was tougher because of the foreshortening in the legs. The arm was bent and holding her weight like that...but if it looks wrong; it is wrong. *nods*


I learned a lot in just one class and can't wait until my next one!

Sketches

Random people and a local chipmunk.

I start my first figure drawing class tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous...

Some more sketches....

Gestures/Sketches over the past few days.

The animal proportions are off but turned out better than I expected. (I'm very new to drawing animals.)

The human gestures were from various locations around town and the Zoo.