Life Drawing Week 11 - Props

Weeks into the course, us students were suppose to be confident in drawing figures so to up the ante and add interest to our compositions, found objects such as stools and an ironing board were added to the mix.

I was still trying to recover from last week’s frustration of being unable to get proportions right so this addition caused me to momentarily panic. However, I made the decision to resist temptation of rushing to capture the added elements. Instead I slowed my breathing, steadied my hand, switched from willow charcoal to conte pencil and focused on each pose in getting my figure better than usual.

The results were much lighter and raw than previous weeks’. The drawings, as you can see, have a more unfinished look about them. They’re mainly just lines and almost devoid of any shading or tone yet, I couldn’t be more than happier.