You might be thinking I went on my road trip and never came back–at least that’s the impression my lack of posting gives. But no, the past two months I’ve just kind of been…slacking. But I’m making a promise to myself to update at least a couple times a week, so expect more blogging to come!
A couple weeks ago, I went to my fourth drawing session. I think this was my favorite so far–not because I had gotten better (because I hadn’t), but because of the model. To me, the connection the model makes with the group the minute she walks into the room really determines the mood and feeling of the whole session. It’s strange because usually I tend to dehumanize (not in a bad way!) the model when I’m drawing her, and imagine her as an object to draw instead of a naked person posing two feet in front of me. This helps me concentrate and focus on drawing lines and shapes instead of body parts. But even before all of that, I still like to get a sense of who the model is.
And that’s what happened this time. Her name is Aimi and she’s from Nigeria. Instantly, I could tell I was going to enjoy drawing her. She has a really amazing spirit, and her features were really unique to look at–and draw! She also talked with the group in between poses, but not in a way that distracted us. Without saying too much, I’ll try to have the drawings speak for themselves. As always, comments, suggestions, tips are encouraged!!
Your getting a little bit better. See you soon
this fourth session shows much more movement and fluidity. big progress from the last one, in my opinion.
of course, I draw comics of stick figures.