For our second Osher Figure Drawing class, I brought in India ink, brushes and dip pens to play with sketching the figure in ink. The challenge of ink, of course, is that you can't erase anything. But this is also the beauty of ink. It pushes you to commit to the strokes and marks you put down. I find that facet freeing.
Our theme for the class was "Men at Work," so our model Ryan held gesture poses representing hoeing a garden...
...lifting blocks...
... and carrying them to build a wall.
In his last gesture pose, I imagined Ryan as a shepherd watching over his sheep from the shade of a tree. I added the background details after class.
In his long, seated pose, I found that being pushed to commit to marks made my process much faster, so I had extra time.
I took the opportunity to practice drawing Ryan's hand in light and shadow with a water-soluble pencil. I love the combination of being able to draw details and move the pigment with a brush.
Many thanks to model Ryan for his "Men at Work" poses!
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