I had a life drawing class this morning and you're right, it does feel like a privilege and I do enjoy it so much. It has frustrations though when the model has a break/stretch and then afterwards, things have changed slightly - but very valuable too! I have been trying (with limited success) to fit the whole body on the page so it's good to hear your comments and know that I can focus in on other things, thanks Siobhan. Safe travels if you're not back home already.
AH! yes that can be so frustrating when the model breaks the pose and then it's not the same as your previous drawing.... something we have to accept and work with I suppose. If you were really trying to make a "finished" piece it would be disconcerting. Also, I can relate to the challenge of fitting the whole pose on the page, particularly if drawing on large sheets of paper, the scale can get really out of hand!! haha, A good tip if you do want to draw the entire pose, is to start out much smaller than you think the pose is. Also, I try to place the torso on the page first, in the first very light gesture lines, and that way I can tell more or less right away if the rest of the body will fit on the page. Hope this helps! Glad to hear you are getting to real life Life Drawing!! That's awesome! Let me know how it goes (sorry for the very late reply yet, I've left Ireland, but got laid up for 2 weeks with flu/etc... )Thanks again for watching! :)
Love your elegant art. I am so impressed of your drawings in charcoal. Combining the draftsmanship of Bridgman, the dynamic drawings of the human form by Burne Hogarth, and the spirit of the pose drawings of Karl Gnass. You have nailed it. This is what drawing the human form is about. Certainly, you are a great teacher in the art of drawing. Thank you.
Wow, that is a massive compliment Eric. Thank you for this - I regularly question whether I should be sharing my drawings as demos of the principles and approaches that i'm trying to convey, but ultimately I share them because i really feel that seeing someone else's process is an incredibly important part of the learning. Thank you for watching and for your kind words, that really means so much to me!
@@Drawing-Life So many young artists are being taught by art teachers that don’t know how to draw the human figure well and rely on their poor gesture scribble in teaching the beauty of the human anatomy. I sit in “Drink and Draw” sessions and see many Gen Z’s dabble on their laptop drawing horrendous images of the beautiful models that are posing and feel depressed. They certainly are the “Lost Generation” of our time. Will it get better. Probably not, but with your excellent teaching on the art of drawing the human figure. I see a light of hope. Keep it up. I often watch your videos to improve mind. Thank you. Eric Leong
@@EricLeong-r2x i would have to agree, and would add learning figure drawing on youtube is a double edged sword - great that there is such unlimited access to information, but sadly there is so much misleading and incorrect information! Thanks for your kind words and support. I plan to make more online tutorials, after taking a bit of a longer than expected break.
This video nicely boils down my recent experience with life drawing, having been at it for about 7 years now, going through ups and downs. In one session, a week ago I did a long study (about 2 1/2 hours) and noticed my drawing looked a bit off. Somehow I had combined a bunch of techniques together from over the years but failed to get the essence of the figure into the drawing. I asked one of the best artists in the group for advice and he said pretty much all these points and showed me a bunch of his drawings. I suppose its like most art forms, you have to learn the fundamentals and all the technical stuff then forget them! :)
Love the advice. I look forward to a life drawing session at some point. For now I'm going to try drawing more of the the public when I'm out and about. It's intimidating but I think it will open up a new dimension for me. "Not drawing everything", will be very important for this so, I will look for the thing that is capturing my attention.
Thanks so much Andrea!! Definitely drawing people in cafes or public space is a wonderful practice! Especially for capturing the essence of a pose, since people move about so quickly, it will help you to spot that and draw it confidently!
Loved this video. You have given me a direction to go in with my life drawing. I work loose and what you said about focusing on a certain area connected with me.
So glad to hear this. Yes, often in life drawing we tend to think that we have to draw the whole figure, when using the pose to focus on one area could result in a much better drawing. If it resonates, that's great!
Love watching your drawing. Also your suggestions help tremendously. I realize Every drawing/ sketching attempt won’t be perfect ,but teaches me valuable lessons.
Thank you for all your videos I have wanted to join a life class but didn't know what and where to start on it This video has given me the information I needed Best wishes Lynda
Hi Lynda, that is so wonderful for me to hear that!! I'm really glad... personally I put off joining a life drawing class for way too long, so if I can encourage you to get there, I'm so happy! The main thing to know is that there is no pressure to make perfect drawings, it's a dynamic practice; you will love it! Keep me posted as to how you get on :) thanks so much for watching ❤️
I had a life drawing class this morning and you're right, it does feel like a privilege and I do enjoy it so much. It has frustrations though when the model has a break/stretch and then afterwards, things have changed slightly - but very valuable too! I have been trying (with limited success) to fit the whole body on the page so it's good to hear your comments and know that I can focus in on other things, thanks Siobhan. Safe travels if you're not back home already.
AH! yes that can be so frustrating when the model breaks the pose and then it's not the same as your previous drawing.... something we have to accept and work with I suppose. If you were really trying to make a "finished" piece it would be disconcerting. Also, I can relate to the challenge of fitting the whole pose on the page, particularly if drawing on large sheets of paper, the scale can get really out of hand!! haha, A good tip if you do want to draw the entire pose, is to start out much smaller than you think the pose is. Also, I try to place the torso on the page first, in the first very light gesture lines, and that way I can tell more or less right away if the rest of the body will fit on the page. Hope this helps! Glad to hear you are getting to real life Life Drawing!! That's awesome! Let me know how it goes (sorry for the very late reply yet, I've left Ireland, but got laid up for 2 weeks with flu/etc... )Thanks again for watching! :)
Love your elegant art. I am so impressed of your drawings in charcoal. Combining the draftsmanship of Bridgman, the dynamic drawings of the human form by Burne Hogarth, and the spirit of the pose drawings of Karl Gnass. You have nailed it. This is what drawing the human form is about. Certainly, you are a great teacher in the art of drawing. Thank you.
Wow, that is a massive compliment Eric. Thank you for this - I regularly question whether I should be sharing my drawings as demos of the principles and approaches that i'm trying to convey, but ultimately I share them because i really feel that seeing someone else's process is an incredibly important part of the learning. Thank you for watching and for your kind words, that really means so much to me!
@@Drawing-Life So many young artists are being taught by art teachers that don’t know how to draw the human figure well and rely on their poor gesture scribble in teaching the beauty of the human anatomy.
I sit in “Drink and Draw” sessions and see many Gen Z’s dabble on their laptop drawing horrendous images of the beautiful models that are posing and feel depressed. They certainly are the “Lost Generation” of our time. Will it get better. Probably not, but with your excellent teaching on the art of drawing the human figure. I see a light of hope.
Keep it up. I often watch your videos to improve mind.
Thank you. Eric Leong
@@EricLeong-r2x i would have to agree, and would add learning figure drawing on youtube is a double edged sword - great that there is such unlimited access to information, but sadly there is so much misleading and incorrect information! Thanks for your kind words and support. I plan to make more online tutorials, after taking a bit of a longer than expected break.
This video nicely boils down my recent experience with life drawing, having been at it for about 7 years now, going through ups and downs. In one session, a week ago I did a long study (about 2 1/2 hours) and noticed my drawing looked a bit off. Somehow I had combined a bunch of techniques together from over the years but failed to get the essence of the figure into the drawing. I asked one of the best artists in the group for advice and he said pretty much all these points and showed me a bunch of his drawings. I suppose its like most art forms, you have to learn the fundamentals and all the technical stuff then forget them! :)
Amazing work. Thanks for sharing!
Lovely. Don't take drawing from life for granted.
Love the advice. I look forward to a life drawing session at some point. For now I'm going to try drawing more of the the public when I'm out and about. It's intimidating but I think it will open up a new dimension for me. "Not drawing everything", will be very important for this so, I will look for the thing that is capturing my attention.
Thanks so much Andrea!! Definitely drawing people in cafes or public space is a wonderful practice! Especially for capturing the essence of a pose, since people move about so quickly, it will help you to spot that and draw it confidently!
Loved this video. You have given me a direction to go in with my life drawing. I work loose and what you said about focusing on a certain area connected with me.
So glad to hear this. Yes, often in life drawing we tend to think that we have to draw the whole figure, when using the pose to focus on one area could result in a much better drawing. If it resonates, that's great!
Mucho nivel,mucho talento👀💪👽
your videos are awesome !!!! thanks for all the effort and work!!!
That means so much to hear!! Thank you :) thanks for watching!
Love watching your drawing. Also your suggestions help tremendously. I realize Every drawing/ sketching attempt won’t be perfect ,but teaches me valuable lessons.
Thank you for all your videos
I have wanted to join a life class but didn't know what and where to start on it
This video has given me the information I needed
Best wishes
Lynda
Hi Lynda, that is so wonderful for me to hear that!! I'm really glad... personally I put off joining a life drawing class for way too long, so if I can encourage you to get there, I'm so happy! The main thing to know is that there is no pressure to make perfect drawings, it's a dynamic practice; you will love it! Keep me posted as to how you get on :) thanks so much for watching ❤️
Enjoyed the video, thanks Siobhan :) 💚
Ah thanks so much Dave! I appreciate it :) your channel is great btw, such impressive works - very skillful!!
@@Drawing-Life Cheers nice one :)
Good video and helpful advice Thankyou
Thank you for watching! :)
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No matter what type of art you do~ if you can’t realistically render the human form without technology you’re NOT an artist.