Three 15 minute poses. with a clothed model – for a change. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two 4 minute poses.35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
When the model has some background in yoga, the poses taken can be quite interesting – and challenging to both parties!
Two poses of 15 minutes, one above and one below. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned paster drawing paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two poses of four minutes. Conté crayon on toned sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
A relatively quiet evening. I think the four minute studies were more interesting from tonight. A light, vibrating, febrile touch reinforced by heavy strokes once the shape began to form on the paper. Conté pencil on sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
One fifteen minute study. Conté pencil highlighted by conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two four minute studies. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
I’ve decided to highlight one of the four minute poses for a change. Tonight I experimented with using conté pencil on pastel paper for the quick poses instead of cheap sketching paper. It creates more drag on the crayon, which for a quick sketch translated into a heavier more intentional line. So here, one four minute pose. Conté crayon on pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two fifteen minute poses below. Conté crayon with pastel chalk on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two fifteen minute poses. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
One of my all-time favorite models, Luc. He is a dancer, so he easily takes on interesting poses containing a sense of gesture. Also, he sometimes wears his white, flowing, dancing pants, which allow for other interesting lines and contrasts. Five fifteen minute poses. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
And a few four minute poses – also well worth spotlighting but I only have one shot.35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
One of the regular models, Ina from South America. Maybe Brazil? She is very friendly but not that creative in terms of her poses so I’m always glad if something can emerge from a session with her. In this case, the portraits capture a fairly good likeness. I decided to spotlighted one here simply because it is an interesting study using a cool blue conté crayon for the shadows and dark accents, which I don’t usually do. Three fifteen minute studies. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
A few four minute poses. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
A good model tonight. She took interesting poses that translated into a few good drawings.
Two fifteen minute studies, one above and one here below. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon pastel sticks on pastel paper. 332.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Two of the four minute poses. Conté crayon pencil on sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
Three fifteen minute poses. One above two below. Conté pencil highlighted with conté crayon on tinted pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
A four minute pose. Conté pencil on toned sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
A model whose ethnic characteristics are Indian. So she has almost bluish tints to the highlights of both her hair and skin. Nice, but it can be chromatically challenging if you take your visual impression literally.
One fifteen minute pose, spotlighted above. Conté pencil heightened with conté crayon on toned pastel paper. 32.5 x 50 cm or 13 x 19 3/4 in.
Three four minute gesture studies. Black charcoal on toned sketching paper. 35 x 50 cm. or 13 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.
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