Life Drawing.

➢ T o c a t c h u p o n m i s s e d o u t s e s s i o n s o f l i f e d r aw i n g d u e t o
Covid, t his past week has been filled wi t h t he opportuni ty
to catch up and ge t back to basics by pu t t ing pencil to
paper.
DAY 1:
➢ O v e r t h e c o u r s e o f D a y 1 w e lo o k e d a t d o i n g m u l t i p l e s e t s o f q u i c k
d raw in g s e s s ion s t o g e t b a c k in t o d raw in g o n pa p e r ( m u l t i p l e 1 m in u t e
poses).
➢ T h e n i n - b e t w e e n t h e s e q u i c k d r a w s e s s i o n s , t h e r e w e r e lo n g e r p e r i o d s o f
t ime where I aimed to focus on shape, form and tone.
9, 1 Minute Poses.

15 Minute Pose.

30 Minute Pose.
8, 1 Minute Poses.
8, 1 Minute Poses.
5, 1 Minute Poses.
 30
Minute
Pose.

30 Minute
Pose.

10 Minute
Pose.
 30 Minute
Pose.

30 Minute
Pose.
DAY 2:
➢ T h e f o l lo w i n g d a y , w e s t a r t e d o f w i t h a n o t h e r q u i c k d r a w s e s s i o n t o w a r m
up. Then over t he day we did a series of 30 Minu t e ske tches wi t h a
s m a l l e x e rci s e t o f u r t h e r h e l p lo o s e n u p o u r d raw i n g .
➢ F o r t h i s d a y I m a i n ly f o c u s e d o n t h e f a c e a n d t h e t o n a l v a lu e s I s a w t o
h e l p s h a d e a n d f ro m t h e f e a t u r e s ; u s i n g a g ra p h i t e b a r a n d e ra s e r t o h e l p
g e t t h e h ig h ligh ts t h ro u gh t o t h e m i d - tone s a n d t h e s h ad ows .
8, 1 Minute Poses.
 35 Minute
Pose.

30 Minute
Pose.
 Exercise:
Drawing wi t h
2 Pencils. 30 Minute
Pose.
30 Minute
Pose.
40 Minute Pose.
DAY 3:
➢ To start off Day 3, I d id a series of d rawings t hat lay ered up on top of
o n e a n o t h e r ov e r 2 p o s e s w i t h in a s e t t im e f ra m e t o d raw e a c h a n
alternating between the 2 poses.
➢ F r o m t h e r e I f o c u s e d m y a t t e n t i o n t h e u s e o f c o lo u r t o t o n e a n d s h a p e t h e
b o d y a n d f e a t u r e s I w a s l o o k i n g a t – m a i n ly t h e h a n d s .
 5 Drawings in 2
Posi t ions Each Pose 15
Seconds Each.

6 Drawings in 2 Posi t ions Each

Pose 1 Minute Each. 5 Drawings in 2
Posi t ions Each Pose 30
Seconds Each.
30 Minu t e Pose.
 30 Minute
Pose.

Con t inuous Line,

15 Minu t e Pose. 3 Minutes.
1 H o u r P o s e , w i t h s h o r t i n t e rv a l s e v e r y 2 0
Minutes.
30 Minute
Pose.
DAY 4:
➢ O n t h e l a s t d a y w e d i d a s e r i e s o f 1 h o u r s k e t c h e s , a s w e l l a s lo o k i n g a t
t h is id e a o f d raw in g ‘ I s l a nd s’ (a re a s n o t c ov ered b y t h e rob e ) .
➢ I n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s I d r e w m y a t t e n t i o n t o u s i n g c o lo u r a n d v a r i o u s
tones to t ry and ca pt ure a likeness to t he mo del . These areas being t he
face, hair and hand.
 30 Minu t e Pose.
I S L A N D S : D r aw i n g t h e a r e a s n o t c o v e r e d b y t h e r o b e – P o s i t i v e a n d N e g a t i v e
shapes. G R E Y – 1 ST Pa s s
G R E E N – 2 ND Pa s s
B L U E - 3 RD Pa s s
RED – New Pass
1 H o u r P o s e , w i t h s h o r t i n t e rv a l s e v e r y 2 0 M i n u t e s .
1 H o u r P o s e , w i t h s h o r t i n t e rv a l s e v e r y 2 0 M i n u t e s .
4 5 M i n u t e P o s e , w i t h s h o r t i n t e rv a l s e v e r y 1 5 M i n u t e s .