Some Recent Figue Drawings.

  I knocked out a pencil portrait of the figure model as a demo in class the other day.
Basic principles of drawing what you see. How to hold the pencil & then: structure, form, value, anatomy.
20 minutes (quick & dirty.)

Wendell 18'' x 12''

Here's a couple more 20 minute life drawing demos from last week.

Models curtsey of: " The Bay Area Models Guild."

Dread Locks 18'' x 12"

Jennings Back  15'' x 11''

Figure drawing- measuring proportion & value demos.

With the new term ramping up, I had the first figure model come in for the drawing bootcamp class.
On the first figure drawing day I have the students draw the model head to toe for 20 minutes with no prior explanation or instruction.
 What I hope to see is everyone drawing expertly and have my job made easier.

20 min. figure proportion demo 20" x 14"

But, most of the time the beginning student drawings are badly proportioned and sometimes barely resemble the human form.
So, I’ll have to do a 20 minute figure drawing demo while explaining measuring, head count, plumb & level lines,
triangulation, anatomy, value, etc.
Here’s the demo from the other day with measuring lines visible.
Here’s a couple more quick demos from the same day on how to draw with white charcoal on dark paper and how to use pencil and white charcoal on middle grey/blue toned paper.

Portrait - 14" x 11" quick demo white on dark.

Seated figure - 14" x 11" quick demo pencil & white on middle grey

Apple & Pear demos

 The Apple & Pear demos from the other day in drawing class.
How to draw what you see
Basic drawing principles.
Light to dark values, form shadow, cast shadow, positive/negative space, etc.
Routine boring stuff but useful.
( Drawn in about 15 minutes, quick& dirty.)

Apple. 18" x 14"

Pear. - 18" x 14"

Sketch Concept Heaps

                         Sketchy

  I sketch pages like this quite a bit.
They generally start out aimlessly while I’m preoccupied with something
else. (In a meeting, on the phone, tired, bored, etc…)
They get drawn without thinking too much (or too little.)
This type of drawing isn’t really what I would consider to be “serious art.”
All the same, sometimes characters and ideas show up that you weren’t expecting.

When I  teach concept art I encourage the students to aimlessly scribble and scrawl as much as possible.

These Two Guys showed up earlier today while I was teaching students how to draw realistic objects like apples and pears.

Random Character/Creature/Faces ... Heap

Random Character/Creature Sketch Heap

Random Character/Creature Sketch Heap

Random Rough Sketch Dump

Zoo Drawing - Another Thorny Stick...

 I pulled a book off my shelf today and this little insect sketch fell out.
Another thorny walking stick from a zoo field trip last year.

 Once again a quick rough.
I actually like the fast spontaneous drawings better than the slower labored ones.