I've been doing lots of figure drawing this month. My abstract / doodle work has sort of taken a back seat. I'm not totally sure how I feel about my figure drawings. The process is both frustrating and rewarding.
I get easily overwhelmed by the amount of 'detail' the world and the model reveal to me -- the contours, cross-contours, the shadows and lights, the texture or patterning on the skin, the 180º panorama of the model/backdrop/studio she's in. What I mean is, I sometimes have trouble deciding exactly what my line is rendering, let alone if my lines are 'matching up' with whats 'really there.'
It's hard to draw the details of hands , toes , knuckles from 12' away also. I suppose its a matter of scope. Above all I want to make an interesting drawing, but I am always aware of realist versus stylistic choices I'm making.
I get easily overwhelmed by the amount of 'detail' the world and the model reveal to me -- the contours, cross-contours, the shadows and lights, the texture or patterning on the skin, the 180º panorama of the model/backdrop/studio she's in. What I mean is, I sometimes have trouble deciding exactly what my line is rendering, let alone if my lines are 'matching up' with whats 'really there.'
It's hard to draw the details of hands , toes , knuckles from 12' away also. I suppose its a matter of scope. Above all I want to make an interesting drawing, but I am always aware of realist versus stylistic choices I'm making.
