Bargue plate 1,9

Continuing with my Bargue plate studies.  Well, here is a foot.  I showed it to my daughter and she said "that is good, it is a foot".  So I will count it as a success.

Bargue Plate 39

Below is my attempt at drawing Bargue plate 39.  Charles Bargue designed a drawing course in the 19th century that guided students from plaster models to studying master drawings and then on to the live model.

Seated Female Nude 2

Tonight I attended BACAA's open figure drawing session and below is the result.  I started with an envelope around the figure then sketched some gesture lines before working out the proportions to the best of my ability. Next I worked on the contours and then moved on to the shadow shapes.  Towards the end of the session I tried to unify some of the shapes and clean up some of the lines and proportions.

Oedipus

Continuing my study of master painters I sketched this copy of Ingres' Oedipus and the Sphinx (without the Sphinx) to warm up for my open figure drawing session tomorrow at BACAA.

Mike Myers

I've found that imdb.com to be a great source to practice sketching celebrity portraits.  Here is a sketch of the comedian Mike Myers

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Seated Female Nude by a Fountain

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was truly a master artist and draughtsman of the 18th and 19th century.  As I drew this copy of Seated Female Nude by a Fountain I really gained an appreciation of his exceptional composition, line, form, and ability to render the beauty of the human figure.

Ears

Many beginner artists such as myself have a tendency to draw ears as an afterthought.  Therefore practicing drawing features like ears is crucial to good portraiture.  Here is one 20 minute practice session based on the book by William Vaughan I have been working my way through.