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itzmichele
09-05-2005, 12:48 AM
Hi there - well, I took a semester off and I'm ashamed to admit I did not pick up a charcoal stick the entire time I was off :(

Thankfully, I'm now back in school. This is a warm up we did in class with a model. 25 minutes, charcoal on 18" x 24" drawing paper.

I should probably add that since we only had 25 minutes, I did not go back in to make the repairs that are so obviously needed :rolleyes:
ArtistOz
09-05-2005, 01:25 AM
Hi Michele good to see you posting again you will get the hang of it soon that would have been a hard pose for the model with her arms lifted.
itzmichele
09-05-2005, 02:58 AM
Well, the model is a yoga enthusiast, and she was able to hold that pose for the entire 25 minutes without having to re-adjust. I certainly won't expect to have such high-caliber models the entire semester!
macrobertson
09-05-2005, 05:31 AM
Yoga or not I bet she was glad when that pose finished!
Good to hear you have stopped slacking and started drawing:D
If this was a warm up pose, now doubt we can expect to see some work from longer poses at some stage:)
This one looks pretty well handled, My only comment would be that you could have afforded to make it bigger seeing there was plenty of paper!
Mac
Esmeralinda
09-05-2005, 09:07 AM
Hi! this is really good drying...25 min. :eek: ... even better.
The only little thing that bothers me are the very dark lines under her breasts. I would soften that area. Maybe just me ! :wave:
Rosic
09-05-2005, 10:09 AM
Welcome back! Lovely drawing.
Bernie
TJWolfertstudios
09-05-2005, 10:21 AM
Michelle,
Great job for a warm up.
beebluefern
09-05-2005, 10:39 AM
Well done Michele!
itzmichele
09-05-2005, 11:08 AM
This one looks pretty well handled, My only comment would be that you could have afforded to make it bigger seeing there was plenty of paper!
Mac

You know, I have a habit of doing that - I'm not quite sure why. It is really difficult for me to draw larger, and that's something I hope to conquer this semester!

There are a number of corrections/changes I'd like to make to this drawing. I've decided to battle my perfectionist tendencies and leave the drawing as-is. This is an exercise for me - trying to let myself go and resist the urge to try and make everything perfect :rolleyes:

Anyway, thanks for the great observations. I'll be posting lots more I'm sure!