Here’s the last of the 3 drawings I did during the life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop this week. I blocked in some rough highlights in chalk and then did a continuous line drawing with a stick of carbon into my A2 size brown paper sketchbook. It’s a technique I really like, it’s good practice and I like the effect, it’s dynamic.
I have been travelling across South Wales with Rhondda-born archaeologist Dewi Bowen and Swansea film maker Melvyn Williams, hunting the wild megalith, accompanied by my portable drawing board, portfolio of Fabriano paper and a bag full of assorted artist’s materials. Dewi is researching his latest book on Neolithic monuments and Melvyn is making a documentary film of our literary and artistic adventures.
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Great stuff – I’ll give that a try when my life class begins again in September!
Thanks. It’s a lovely technique for loosening you up 😀
Great and very dynamic, indeed? Is she wearing earphones during the session?
Have a lovely day. 🙂
Thanks. No, she has rather large ears lol ! And she has lots of piercings and metal objects on her ears 😀
Yes, the single line drawings do have a dynamic effect. For one thing, they keep the artist from fiddling with the details and getting tangled up in stuff that’s not important. I should revisit the single line drawing myself…
Yes, they free you up and help with proportion as well, much easier to get the measurements right but without the hassle.