Ellen – 25” x 19” – Canson Mi-Teintes Drawing Paper
This is the last drawing from my winter term drawing class, taught by Robert Liberace. This drawing was completed over three classes, and each time I learned new nuances of drawing and rendering the human form.
Below is the conclusion of the first class. I used the gray paper as my light-midtone and really just laid in the form. Starting to add some highlights helped me discern values.
This is where I ended up at the end of the second class. I knew there were areas to work on and some areas still needed some figuring out. Ellen's head really was a challenge, I drew and erased it at least eight times. Though all that drawing and erasing paid off because eventually I was able to get it sort of right...
This is a detail of the drawing at the end of the third class. As soon as I set up in the last class, I erased the facial features again, because I realized they were not correct. I worked to really define the shapes of the eye sockets, the nose, and mouth. I also continued to refine the shadow shapes and highlights of the form.
8 comments:
Oh Elizabeth, you did such a great work. Very good.
Ale thanks, it means a lot :-)
Wow, your drawing is just beautiful. Glad you are dedicating yourself to your art right now!
Thanks Paula, Next week is my last work week and I think this transition is really going to be a good experience. Thanks for the encouragement :-)
you're an excellent artist! great figure studies. i hope to show some of my art if i ever pick it up again..
Floreta thanks for the support. I am finding blogging to be a great way to share with others the work I create. It has been a great experience.
Class with Liberace! I'm jealous.
This is a great drawing.
Thanks Jala, Liberace is a good instructor and I have been learning a lot from him.
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