We had a wonderful session studying foreshortening with model Emily last Friday. We began with 3-minute gestures following Emily's structure.
Once we were warmed up, we approached foreshortening in the gestures through wrapped line drawings.
I described wrapped line drawings to my students as tracing the path of an ant traveling back and forth over the surface of the model's body.
Another term for the ant's path is cross contours. By looking at the contours criss-crossing Emily's body, noticing where they piled up on top of each other, we could sense the foreshortening.
Adding an outer contour line and a shadow or two added enough depth and dimension to bring the figure to life.
We made a longer study of foreshortening with a 15-minute pose, and added a fabric drape to give us some practice drawing fabric, too.
We finished the class with a long pose of about an hour, with breaks for Emily. Her pose incorporated foreshortening, fabric and a clear view of her face for those who were drawn to portraiture.
Many thanks to Emily for her beautiful poses and inspiration!
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