life drawing

Life drawing

during the time we took the life drawing course I learned some new skills and techniques, but not only that I was able to revise some of my older drawing skills. Firstly I had done life drawing before with the same model last year. So initially I thought and felt like I was wasting my time doing something I had already done before. Then we began using new materials with different methods. One of the new methods for me was using a stick and ink. Initially this really annoyed me because I had a lack of control over the stick we were using. However the outcome of patterns left by the ink interchanging made it worth while working through it. Also an important factor was that even though I found the drawing boring it was good for me. I had been getting used to drawing cartoon and manga characters too much and my proportions were starting to become too stylized. This was I was able to refresh my understanding of proportions and limitations of the body. I think that this project was a great success for me as it is one of my strong points. My only problem with drawing tasks like this is the physical task of enduring the sitting duration due to back problems. If I am required to do life drawing again I should invest it a cushioned seat.