Charcoal is great for lose, free drawing, but it can sometimes lack detail. So I’m moving on to pencil for life drawing.
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I normally avoid smudging the charcoal as I like its raw textures, and I can’t help but feel the image melts a little when blending. Tonight however it seemed to work.
After 3 weeks away from class I wondered if I’d struggle with tonight’s life class.
London Illustrator Matt Richards and his diary of life drawing classes
Working on the head has definitely improved…
…Well, in the hour pose at least.
Last week I felt that my quick warm-up sketches were stronger than the longer poses. Week 2 at life drawing seemed to have the opposite effect.