All the Strange Hours » drawing

Jeans study

David — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:40:52 +0000

Study for a commission I’m preparing for. Graphite on paper.

Figure drawing

David — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:15:19 +0000

I’ve found a local atelier that does figure drawing in two and a half hour poses. When I moved to this area, I attended a few sessions at another group that does the more typical 5, 10, and 15 minute gesture poses. Those just drive me crazy. Even one session seems like only enough time to get started.

On the reading list

David — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:12:17 +0000

Drawing in Early Renaissance Italy: Revised Edition by Francis Ames-Lewis. It’s a good summary of drawing in the period. Lots of illustrations, a good summary of period drawing materials and methods, and an extensive discussion of how the practice of drawing evolved in Italy in the period leading up to the High Renaissance.

Sanguine

David — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:38:21 +0000

Sanguine is a hematite chalk used in Renaissance drawing. Michaelangelo’s preparatory drawings in sanguine are stunning.

Over at Lines and Colors, there’s a post on sanguine drawing. There’s also a link to this brief tutorial.