I stop somewhere

Two sketchbook entries

a return to figure drawing.

After many weeks of busy Saturdays, I finally had an open one. So, I went to the university’s figure drawing session again. This man was in his 40s, perhaps. In the room, there is a huge portrait of him, about 5′-6′ tall. He seems to be a pretty regular model. He was the first [...]

Braced (finished)

Braced. Graphite on paper, 7.5″ x 22.5″.
Here’s what I did to fix up in Photoshop CS (click for larger images):

First, I took a photo of it on my desk.

Then, I cropped it.

Desaturated and leveled a little.
After fixing up the value and the tone, I ended up with the image at the top of this entry.
Here’s [...]

Braced

 
Braced. Graphite on paper, 7.5″ x 22.5″.
Still unfinished, but I’m nearly done.

some more figure drawing and the beginnings of something else.

Went to the university again. But this time, it’s actually all on one sheet of paper. I didn’t cut and paste via the computer.
The birdcage picture is sketched out. I actually drilled holes last night. But I am not making any progress. Hopefully winter break will get me motivated.

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On another vein, when I was little [...]

more figure drawings and a new project.

Last Saturday I went back to the university and did this:

Beforehand, I was at the university to audition for the All State Orchestra. Happily, I made it in. I was extremely nervous, but I didn’t make any major mistakes (just rushed a little in half a measure).

I started a new project today. I’ve been stewing [...]

nude figure drawings.

I went to to the university’s art dept today for some nude figure drawing.

A little more that 2 hrs spent on the 5 figures.
I will be back next week. This is good practice for me.