I like the idea of honesty.
We have gesture drawing classes frequently at work, and I do my best to make it when I can because I feel like it keeps me honest and fresh in my drawing. Below you'll see almost every drawing I did on Wednesday at the most recent session.
Sometimes I like to draw big--on the newsprint or whatever--but often I'm torn, because I also like to keep my drawings bound so I can reference them later. All these drawings were done in medium sized sketchbooks with 0.5mm Uniball Roller pens (a personal favorite). The tone is a Dixon Ticonderoga Carbon Black Lumber Crayon, which I added after class. You know, for kicks.
I want to post more on sketchbooking later, so expect a post from me again soon. There will be prizes (because I love giving things away), so drop a line and say hello.
Class starts with one minute warm-ups.
After I killed an ancient spiral-bound sketchbook from 2008 (finally!), I switched to my recently handmade Lucky Charms book.
Then we do a bunch of two minute poses.
We soon grow weary of this, and switch back to one minute poses to end class.
An impromptu dance party ensues.
Class wraps up after the dance party dies down (this takes awhile). Then I get to go back to my office and draw some more.
True story.
19 comments:
these are lovely 8D
It's funny how fast sketching comes back to you. After eleven years of not picking up a sketchbook and pencil I finally did this last fall and I was shocked. Proportions were all wrong for the first several attempts but then it all came back into focus. SO FUN. I love it!
Plus, not much beats an impromptu dance party. :)
great stuff anthony. Also thanks for the sketchbook making info a bit ago. I've been hanging onto a torn up 101 Dalmatians hardback wondering what I could use the covers for. Now I know!
I'm impressed at how "Anthony" your drawings get after the first set of warmups! Your page compositions are lookin niiiice :D
Hey Anthony :)
Great sketches as usual!
I like your line works and NIIIIICE on the Japanese texts here and there ;)
Very impressive!
Looking forward to more posts!
Cheers,
Junko
This is so inspirational ! Thank you sooo much for posting!!!
I love these so much. So much life
Oh, I like what Stu said! I agree!
And from now on I'm going to use that..."Oh, today my drawings look so Anthony"
Ooo these are so full of life. love them!!
These look spiffin, bro!
I feel like any verbal contribution would be letter jumbo, if only for one I would entertain a unibal dance party with my hand romancing a sketchbook, impossible... Antonihah, saweetness
Nice to see your croquis! n.n
These are wonderful!
Beautiful!
and
Fresh!
b!
Anthony, finally! These hips are fantastic. I wish there was an app to draw figures like this. You just got a serious white person compliment, which should appease at least one side of your heritage.
super duper anthony
Great great sketches full of life!
Your talent is endless!
This makes me learn to draw so much! If only I could get the courage and the patience and overcome frustration!
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