Life Drawing Takeaways
March 5, 2021This corner of my studio had been getting a little out of hand. I’d decided earlier this year to start drawing figures for my daily practice, something I haven’t done since art school many moons ago, and dug out my old charcoal and conte supplies…
Life drawing is such a good way of honing your drawing skills and until I can actually get to an in person version, online is a surprisingly convenient and good option. And thanks to the wonderful offerings, helpful tips and inspiration from some lovely and generous people out there! Kenzo and Mayko of Love Life Drawing and everyone at Croquis Cafe joined forces to offer Figuary21 online. They provided daily videos of short 1-5 min poses. These are really good challenge as you’re forced to look and simplify without hesitation not worrying about the end result, and trusting in the process of practice. Sorting through the piles of sketches I had a pleasant and encouraging surprise to see some progress. I’ve enjoyed this so much as a process, reaffirming my joy in the drawing itself.
Here are a few of my takeaways in case you are thinking about staring life drawing yourself.
- The more I focused on the drawing process than the end result, the better.
- Short poses force you to simplify and focus on seeing the most important elements.
- Sticking to one method of material, meant less decisions are needed to be made and was less distracting.
I’m really grateful to everyone that shares their insight and knowledge. Here are links to the above mentioned resources.
https://www.lovelifedrawing.com
