Friday, February 8, 2013

Figure Workshop Day Two

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On Day Two of my recent figure workshop, we were fortunate enough to have a live model.   The young lady, who was a high school student was very striking with strong classical facial features.  The instructor "dressed her up" by draping a warm red swatch of fabric over her lap as a skirt.  She also found a widebrimmed straw hat which she positioned forward enough to cast a sharp dark shadow over the model's eyes, accentuating her classic profile.







Black and White Study



We developed some thumbnail sketches, connecting the darks so that these accents would combine in a strong compositional design.  After the charcoal sketch we repeated the composition in black, gray and white.  Finally we painting the composition in color.




Live Model Color Study

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