Female Figure - x posted Figure Forum

Firstsister · #1 08-31-2004, 10:50 PM

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, (

) I thought I could use the practice drawing a human body.

Here's my go at it:

C&Cs welcome.

Georgi · #2 08-31-2004, 10:52 PM

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

Lee

***Deirdre*** · #3 09-01-2004, 02:45 AM

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!

alfredart · #4 09-01-2004, 04:11 AM

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 · #5 09-01-2004, 04:22 AM

beautiful artwork. bill

dexonsbabe · #6 09-01-2004, 05:38 AM

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

Firstsister · #7 09-01-2004, 07:22 AM

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 · #8 09-01-2004, 07:52 AM

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

Stoy Jones · #9 09-01-2004, 10:15 AM

Good to see you revived!

Very well done!

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 · #10 09-01-2004, 12:14 PM

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.

Firstsister · #11 09-01-2004, 02:53 PM

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

Cindy Aspden · #12 09-01-2004, 02:56 PM

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 . . .

Oh and I like your recipe for success--->neglect housework etc. . .

cindy

***Deirdre*** · #13 09-01-2004, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by 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 . . .

Oh and I like your recipe for success--->neglect housework etc. . .

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!

SILKNSATIN · #14 09-01-2004, 03:11 PM

Very soft very curvy and very beautiful

.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 · #15 09-01-2004, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Firstsister

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

I had a look and more like thighs of steel!

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

Your fix really does the trick, though...nice work!!

Stoy

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