We had a wonderfully creative session Friday with model Hector, who transported us to a magical woodland through his poses and the props he brought -- a forest backdrop, a fantastic headdress, woodland ferns, and mossy green fabric.
We began with wrapped line gestures, imagining that we were creating topographical maps for ants as we followed the cross-contours of Hector's body.
It's amazing to me how-- by drawing only interior lines -- we could express the volume of Hector's body, and the curve of his spine.
We began adding a few shadows, which immediately created depth and form.
We moved on to study foreshortening, sketching Hector's outstretched arm in profile. Hector then moved his arm towards the camera to increase the foreshortening. At each step, we sketched for 2 minutes. Just for fun, he dangled a silk flower from his fingers.
Feeling warmed up and ready to take on some foreshortening, we set up a long pose to draw, and incorporated all the amazing props Hector had brought to evoke the Green Man in his enchanted woodland home.
Many thanks to model Hector for bringing the inspiration for an amazing session!
Many thanks to model Hector for bringing the inspiration for an amazing session!
I'm drawn to the effect of the interior contours style you did here.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you like it! And I'm delighted you could join us to model for last weeks class!
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