Figure Drawing Update: Drawing David

 

During week 2 in our Osher Figure Drawing class I wanted to help my students see the mass of the body and its interior structure, so we began with a wrapped line drawing to explore the cross-contours of the body.  This approach also helps you to practice dealing with foreshortening.

We then switched to drawing the mass of the body using a soft charcoal chunk.

We finished up with longer poses, incorporating our mass studies.