Midterm

Life drawing is still a fresh class for me. I still learn new things every day. Sometimes in other classes, halfway through the semester I get frustrated and lost, but not here. I keep applying what I've learned and keep getting new pieces to add to my knowledge. But recently I've been having egg/torso problems. I have the distance between the bottom of the rib cage and pelvis down pat, but my egg is slowly lengthening. But today I worked on the basics and by the time we started working on the 45 minute drawing, I got it back.

At first, I loved the gesture drawings more than the long drawings, my favorite gesture being this one:There's something so simplistic about the lines, but the form of the female is still there.

But now, the time and care put into the long drawings makes me love them the most.

This class doesn't rush me and makes me see the figure differently than I had before. Especially the idea that the femur curves forward. That was not something I knew before or thought was true, but it makes a world of difference when drawing the thighs.

I'm hoping to learn more about the shoulders in the second part of this class. I crave putting them in after I draw the egg because the male model gestures don't make sense without them. I feel like my eyes need the balance between the small waist and the broad shoulders. Also, I hope we learn to draw feet. I've NEVER been able to draw feel. They always look troll-like or too small to support the body.

It's been a long time coming, first drawing 1 and then 2, teachers tearing my way of drawing down to make me start from scratch.... and it has payed off. All that work has been worthwhile and I am proud of the drawings I make in this class.

Midterm Maniken

Midterm Drawings