Unit three: figure drawing

We began the third unit of my drawing class when a live model came in last Monday. We started with 10 2-minute poses to get warmed up. The teacher said not to worry about details with those sketches; that hands and feet could be mitts, etc. but to focus more on how the two main lines of the body line up: the shoulders and hips. So here are those 10 sketches:

Then we moved onto 2 20-minute poses:

His head looks way too small (though to be fair he did have a small head), the legs are too short, and he's floating. Grr.

Slightly more accurate. But turn your head upside down and look at his face..something's not right there. The perspective was a little tough on this one, especially dealing with the arms. Onto 2 30-minute poses:

I think I'm happiest with the weight of this one of all four. I think he looks like he's really sitting in a chair and his body is relatively proportionally accurate.

The legs were very tough on this one. I drew his legs way too many times, each time they were too short.

Drawing faces, hands, and feet proved to be the most challenging part of figure drawing. Maybe those details will come in time but for now I'll focus more on the weight and sculpture of the body. More figures to come!