Life Drawing: Portraits

[cigsthecat]

These are a couple of old portraits I did a while back. I didn't realize I still had these on my computer. Sorry for the bad pics.

[Mode7]

Very nice -- of anyone in particular?

[rezo]

nice. I had the brightness all the way down and was about to comment on the odd lighting. x_X

[Wildcat]

Those are nice cigs. Different than the rest of the stuff I've seen from ya. Keep it up.

[cigsthecat]

Very nice -- of anyone in particular?

Not really, just models at my school. The second one is this woman named Eka. It actually said "Eka" on that heart, but I forgot to put it on there in the drawing. It's not uncommonm to see her sitting on the steps out front playinag a small flute.


And thanks for the comments guys.

[Shin Johnpv]

very nice stuff really like the first one alot

[Segatron314]

This work really shows off your light and shade skills, especially the one that appears to be white drawn into black, if I am correct.

Now that I have broken out of the slump, I think I am going to work on my own light and shade, it has always been an issue for me.

Good work! If I don't compliment your other posts, it means my DC locked up again.

[JM]

Those are really nice cigs, Is this from a figure drawing class? Sadly my life drawing skills still need some work. I give you props for making something so finished & refined from life. I know it is much more difficult than it seems. I really want to take some figure drawing classes at the local University sometime this year. I never went to school for art (just an incomplete commerial art course at the local Tech college), so I'm pretty weak in the drawing from life area. I want to take Figure drawing & painting, but almost all of the students there are such art snobs. That kinda keeps me away.

JM

[Segatron314]

MY life Drawing class was a pain. I had one of those teachers who teaches his own art style rather than attempts to develop a student's own art style. Then he would give us homework. Homework in a Life drawing class means finding your own model. I would not need a life drawing class if I had models of my own. They finally caved in and hired a model on weekends for homework assignments. Not bad for me, because I could get there on Saturdays, but it did not go well for some other students.

I now use Model Books, like the pose File Series from Japan. I find it a lot more useful than the American "Virtual Pose" series. There is a whole lot more reference photos, and each book has a theme! I have every one except 6, and the new one that is either about to come out, or just came out, I must check.