The above paintings are during my first week of life drawing. I can remember first years life drawing class and very much enjoying it - but I don't remember the techniques fantastically therefore my first week back to life drawing wasn't overly ace. They're inaccurate (room for improvement) however, they do work and the use of paint is something I have missed. Acrylic paint worked well within these paintings, because you can quite simply catch light and dark very easily. My technique is the lighter the colour (yellow) is placed in the section where the skin is lit. The darker colour such as blue is where the dark areas are. The red is used for shadow and to show shape and form.
These are the sketches I produced in life drawing. They're not terrible and my accuracy isn't awful, but they aren't fantastic. Sketching is not my strong point - especially the body; however for a first attempt since 2014, I don't think it's awful. The breasts so far, is my favourite place to focus on. They always have a large surface area to try and grasp the shadows and where to place your lines. The mark making skills we used again this year are the thumb x pencil technique, which I used on these. The measuring of the thumb to chin, to see how many times it can fit into the human form is something interesting.
Finally, this is the paint on black paper. I really love the contrast of white on black paper - therefore the painting sits nicely. The back, I found very difficult to comprehensively paint; it has so many groves and angles and it's very hard to capture it well. However, for a first attempt I don't think this is awful. My painting style was quick and instantaneous and I tried not to focus on the actual style too much - rather the shape and form of the model.
Next week I want to try some different styles and go darker with pencil/charcole to show more shape and form on her body.
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