BobBlast 511 - Best of BobBlast - "4 Easy Ways to Begin Figure Drawing"

Weekly BobBlast Issue 511
Best of BobBlast - 4 Easy Ways to Begin Figure Drawing
Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!
I'm getting ready to teach several undraped model workshops in the next few months. These workshops use a number of materials, including charcoal, pastel, colored pencil and even drawing with paint! They are great fun and can push you right out of your comfort zone!
Often I hear some students' lamenting... "I can't even draw a stick figure!" Well, neither can I, and besides I don't want to draw a stick figure - I want my human form drawings to express the thrill of interpreting what I see and maybe even a story!
But... how do I start? I found four ways to begin practicing and sketching - I practice with soft willow charcoal sticks. They are extra rich and soft. Sketching with charcoal is very forgiving and you will even feel like an artist while drawing! Smiley face!
Four Ways... Watch the video as I demo each of the 4 ways:
One - Stick Figures - drawings of the human form with straight lines. Think drawing with straws.
Two - Toy Balloons - Drawings that look like toy balloons, like Jeff Koons Mylar rabbit sculpture. Simply draw lots of ovals.
Three - Square Blocks - Just like the toy balloon example, but with square blocks. No ovals. Start with a square torso, continue with the arms and legs and you got it!
Four - Continuous Expressive Line - This is my favorite way to express the freedom of continuous line sketching. Don't lift your charcoal off the paper - keep it moving and don't stop. Draw quickly and under 2 minutes. It is what it is! The French painter Honoré Daumier drew like this and I was excited to see this way of drawing for the first time.
Well, that's it! Four simple and easy ways to get started, especially for beginners! It's never too late to start drawing.
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[@CarlosCrisóstomo-j7y]

Bob, of course you, like the song of Tina Turner , you are "Simply the best "
Congratulations from Portugal
Carlos

[@foltz-art]

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[@RobertBurridgeBobBlast]

Wow... thanks for your very kind words. Too much pressure! LOL

[@riteasrain]

03:52 How do you spell the French painter you mentioned? Thank you 😊

[@leeza7812]

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

[@riteasrain]

@@leeza7812 Thank you 😊

[@andreaharley4047]

Hi Bob i love how you simplified the figure drawing. It all makes sense. ❤👍👍

[@lynskeykimberly3246]

I teach, you always give me great wisdom to pass on to my 5 to 10 year olds. To see them painting this beautiful at this age is encouraging and inspiring.

[@cathyserafinowicz6374]

Lovely Bob as always. 😘❤️❤️❤️

[@dianetullio.art.]

👍🏼 A favorite. Thanks.

[@tesskansas]

I love your drawings.

[@kajitszushimi560]

Whenever I feel like I don’t wanna do art, I watch one of your videos and it inspires me everytime!

[@RobertBurridgeBobBlast]

What a kind thing to say! Thank you - I am glad to help 🙂

[@julianrodriguezcadena1086]

Excelente

[@bo4485]

Thanks Bob! I love your videos and I’m so glad I found this one to help teach my mom figure drawing.

[@joebachelor3374]

Great as usual! I've been looking for a larger gray paper for figure studies. What are you using?

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Hey Bob because of you I got some great art , thanks for all you do. your great.!!!

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Thank you for this lovely lesson!🩷🩷🩷