Female Figure - x posted Figure Forum

[Firstsister]

After I picked myself up off the floor and started the weekly drawing thread, I had to take a break from all that perspective and try something soft and curvy. LOL

I wandered over to the Figure forum and decided to try one of the offerings in the September Figure Challenge. I've been concentrating on portraits and animals, feet, and dragonflies, ( :p ) I thought I could use the practice drawing a human body.

Here's my go at it:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/31-Aug-2004/32616-Figure.jpg

C&Cs welcome. :)

[Georgi]

Hey! Hey! Paula! This is great! Love it! :clap: :clap:

Lee :cat:

[*Deirdre*]

Hi Paula...Great start! I can't comment on the figure I need to see the ref...but it looks fine from here!
Actually I've just nipped over to the figure forum - and of course now you can get load of clappies! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[alfredart]

Wow, that was quick and really well done. I don't even have Aug. done yet. I really want to do this one as well but will have to see how the time goes. I've got it downloaded so we'll see.

Peace,
AL

[billiam]

beautiful artwork. bill

[dexonsbabe]

very nice Paula.........and this goes to all of you how do you all manage to do so many in a week, takes me a week just to work out where to start lol........love all the work I see.

Have any of you got some sort of fairy dust to make me work faster, if so can I plzzzzzzzzzz have some :D

[Firstsister]

Hey, thanks everyone! :)

Lee, thanks for having a look. This was fun and really something different for me. :)

Thank you for the clappies, Dee! LOL She's not exactly like the reference, but I was happy to at least, get the basic pose and lighting down. :) I'm not really happy with the feet - they were HARD! LOL I may play around with it more. :)

Al, this was a pretty quick drawing - an hour or so. I just thought the woman in this reference was beautiful. One of these days, I'm going to try the lady with the grapes too. :)

Thank you very much, Bill. :)

Lori, thanks. :) Like I mentioned to Al, this was a pretty quick drawing. I've found that since I've gotten back to drawing, there's tons of time for it... you just have to neglect EVERYTHING else you ever used to do - like cooking, laundry, and housework! LOL

Thanks again, all, for taking a look and commenting. :)

[dexonsbabe]

ahhhhh thats the answer. Ok what about the kids do I just lock them under the stairs for a few hours lol

[Stoy Jones]

Good to see you revived! :D Very well done! :clap: Nice darks and lights! I like how the edge of her back kind of gets lost there in the light. I got to have a look at the reference, what a pose..lol!

Stoy

[Firstsister]

Thanks Stoy, she's a saucy looking thing, isn't she?? LOL

I noticed, this morning, that I'd left off her right buttock!! LOL That's what I get for drawing in bad light - I couldn't see it last night. You'll be happy to know I've added it. LOL I'll post an update, complete with the right buttock, when I get home from work. :p

[Firstsister]

Okee dokee, here she is with both sides of her bottom in place! LOL


http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-Sep-2004/32616-Figure2.jpg

[Cindy Aspden]

Paula, this is great! I love the simplicity of your shading and the way your line flows through her whole figure. So very nice! Perspective?. . .check the bottom ellipse of the vase...it would be a bit more affected by perspective . . . :D Oh and I like your recipe for success--->neglect housework etc. . . :clap: :clap:

cindy

[*Deirdre*]

Paula, this is great! I love the simplicity of your shading and the way your line flows through her whole figure. So very nice! Perspective?. . .check the bottom ellipse of the vase...it would be a bit more affected by perspective . . . :D Oh and I like your recipe for success--->neglect housework etc. . . :clap: :clap:

cindy
That was my immediate thought too...so I checked...and Paula has it 100% right! The photo was taken at eye-level to the vase! :evil:

[SILKNSATIN]

Very soft very curvy and very beautiful :clap: .Love how you did the smooth shades of darkness,It really made what you wanted to stand out more.I really like this and her pose.

[Stoy Jones]

Thanks Stoy, she's a saucy looking thing, isn't she?? LOL


I had a look and more like thighs of steel! :D Ok, now it makes sense visually, something seemed a-miss or rather thinned out?, but the drawing was well done enough to make it actually appear to work!..I was duped :p Your fix really does the trick, though...nice work!!

Stoy

[Firstsister]

Thank you Cindy and Bon! :)

Cindy - Perspective, schmerspective!! LOLOL I'm having a nervous breakdown with it in the weekly drawing thread!! LOL Actually, I thought like you, that there must be some curve at the base of that vase when I was drawing it, but like Dee mentioned, it's straight! Thank goodness. LOL

Bon - Thank you. :) There was more shading to this reference than first appeared. I saw your drawing, by the way - Beautiful! :)

Stoy, yes, you could say something was "amissING!" LOLOL Now she's in no danger of tipping over. :p

[Cindy Aspden]

lol Paula. Breath deeply. . . the whole perspective schmerspective will be over at the end of the week. LOL And good on you for the change. When I was growing up, my Mom would always get after us kids for doing things half-a**ed. Phewf. . . all fixed. :evil:

cindy

[Celia]

Paula........ I think that this is the perfect way to take a break from bricks and windows, don't you?........ your drawing is just lovely.... she is sassy and flirtatious...... just a doll......... I'm going to try to keep up on the monthly figure challenges....... there are a lot of things that I can learn from them..... great job, Paula......

celia

[Firstsister]

Paula........ I think that this is the perfect way to take a break from bricks and windows, don't you?........ your drawing is just lovely.... she is sassy and flirtatious...... just a doll......... I'm going to try to keep up on the monthly figure challenges....... there are a lot of things that I can learn from them..... great job, Paula......

celia

Celia, she was a pleasure to draw - all curvy and soft. :) A very good break from angles and perspectives! LOL Thank you again.

I'm thinking I'm going to try and keep up on the figure challenges too - They're excellent practice. :)