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07-30-2008, 03:28 PM
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Michael, this last one is my favorite, really nice!! You've inspired me. I'm going to keep a sketchbook for life drawings as well.
Christy
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07-30-2008, 05:20 PM
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Christy! YAY! I hope you do start a sketchbook for life work! It is a really rewarding thing to do. 
Mischa: These are the Cretacolor 05.6mm Sepia Leads on Canson paper.
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08-06-2008, 05:19 PM
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Our model was Chantell again last night. This is the third time I have drawn her, and I really struggle with a likeness for her - even though she has very distinctive features.
Complete likeness not withstanding, I am feeling as if I am close to another step forward - even if it is a small one. When you start drawing from life, a lot of the time you don't know what you don't know...ya know? You have no tools, no language to even proceed forward and it is a hard road.
These days I am learning so much on anatomy and proportion and translating the form that I have much more to think about when I am drawing - i.e., I finally feel as if I have a toolset and a vocabulary to use when I am puzzling these out.
The step still eludes me, but I feel I am close.
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08-13-2008, 10:18 AM
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Hazel modeled for us last night.
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08-13-2008, 09:03 PM
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Micheal, it is great to see how you are sticking to the open studio sessions. Good for you! 
How many hours did you spend on the last one?
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08-13-2008, 11:57 PM
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Hello Enzie, thanks for your encouragement! Always helps.
All of these are about 2.5 to 3 hours.
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08-20-2008, 10:06 AM
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We had Nicole again last night, a lovely and talented African American lady - beautiful bone structure and a lovely long neck. I am trying out a method of feature placement based on how Daniel Greene approaches it - basically placing all of the horizontal lines of placement first and then working out from the middle to get vertical lines of placement.
I still need more practice at this, but I am pleased with this week's effort.
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