Osher Figure Drawing Class with Model Amelia

We kicked off another Osher at CMU Figure Drawing course with many gesture drawings of model Amelia.

We began with 5-Line drawings: allowing ourselves only 5 lines to describe each pose.  I find this creates abstract drawings, but gets our hands moving.

We turned our vine charcoals on their sides and created mass gesture drawings next, followed by mass gestures with lines added.

After a break, we finished up with a 1.5 hour long pose, taking breaks every 20 minutes.

It felt amazing to be back to figure drawing, especially with Amelia's creative poses and bright energy to inspire us.

Many thanks to model Amelia!

Figure Drawing with Amelia

Model Amelia kicked off our first class of the semester at Osher with athletic, artistic poses.  

We jumped right in with rapid 5-line drawings to warm our hands and eyes up.

 

Turning our charcoals on their sides, we created mass gestures from Amelia's expressive poses.

As we warmed up, we added a few contour lines.

We finished the class with a lovely pose for our long drawing.

It felt good to be back in the studio drawing again.  

Many thanks to model Amelia for her inspiring poses!