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  • May 24, 2019 at 9:54 am #473597
    DavidHH Guide, Figure Forum
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        I seem to be posting a lot, but our figure group is running twice a week currently, plus there aren’t many of us putting work up on here right now and I want to keep the group flowing.

        Last night we were back to a male model. He provided plenty of different poses and had a figure that showed good definition. I’m still struggling to decide how i should approach the shorter poses, either as just a gesture or try to get some of the shape…

        His bottom looks wrong but he really did poke it out like that ;)

        5 minutes…

        10 minutes…

        These sketches were over a couple of poses where i wanted to get a little more detail, the twisted foot, second down on the right, looked fine when i drew it – now i can hardly make out what it is ;)

        The last pose, 15 minutes. The veins in his hanging arm began to stick out, like the Statue of David, so I tried to get some of that feel…

        As an aside, I’ve just bought a very accurate, full size skull replica from ebay at just over £21. Apart from being a macabre entertainment in my gallery, I’m looking forward to drawing it. Every artist should have one :)

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        May 24, 2019 at 10:10 pm #831699
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            Some very confident mark-making, David!

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            May 24, 2019 at 11:35 pm #831702
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                Always good to see your work. That 5 minute job seated with his back to us has a beautiful fluid line to it. I keep coming back to it for the sheer sensual pleasure…….
                I’ve given up on Mike’s figure group. Contending myself with iPad doodling.
                I like your skull (well not yours….)

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                May 26, 2019 at 7:07 pm #831700
                Nathan Walker. Moderator in the Figure forum.
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                    Good stuff on the longer studies David. I’m not sure whether to advise on the really quick poses but try not to do too much. Getting gesture lines and a head in sometime conveys the pose. Personally I wish I could follow people who look for internal structure rather than outlines. I’m not sure how to do that without ending with stick characters but if I learn anything I will let you know.

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                    May 27, 2019 at 1:45 pm #831701
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                        Cool. The fives are my favorites. Post away!

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                        May 28, 2019 at 7:15 am #831703
                        DavidHH Guide, Figure Forum
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                            Thanks Harry, a compliment indeed. Get back to the figure group, I miss your work! The group I attend is by no means perfect but it’s very inexpensive and any figure drawing is better than none (oops almost sounds like a brexit statement ;) Yep, the skull is an asset, very tactile and great to look at. I wonder who he was…?

                            Thanks bethany, working hard to get a confident mark, doesnt always work of course :)

                            Thanks Nathan, I agree its so easy to end up with a stick man! there are so many different styles of gestures and I keep trying new ones. I look forward to any hints you discover. It’s like searching for the holy grail :)

                            Thank you llawrence, glad you like those :)

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                            June 2, 2019 at 6:37 am #831698
                            Mac Robertson, Moderator, Figure Forum
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                                Ah yes how to approach the different length poses, not coming from any particular training background I find my drawing is a continual natural evolution, at present I’m starting the 1 minutes and trying to arrange them on the one page (A3) mainly the gesture and without necessarily trying to include extremities, 2 minutes I try to get more of the beauty of the gesture usually two to a page,

                                yours are coming on fine!

                                I really like the arm study:thumbsup:

                                And I’d love to have a skull… I haven’t seen any around though!

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                                June 2, 2019 at 2:48 pm #831704
                                DavidHH Guide, Figure Forum
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                                    Thanks Mac, my gestures sometimes work, other times are a nightmare. Thanks for the arm comment, I was pleased too 😊 skull was from China via Ireland, about £19, accurate too, some are rubbish

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