Life Drawing: Monday 14th January

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Fig 3: Sectional study using 4 different colouring pencils

Fig 4: Study using 3 differing coloured pencils 

Fig 5: 20 Minute study using 3 colouring pencils

Fig 6: 20 Minute study using 4 colour pencils for the body and additional 2 for the cloth

For this life drawing session I wanted to experiment with a new medium I hadn't used in a long while, colouring pencils. I really want to practise them as I would like to use them in some matte paintings for my environments in the Major project along with watercolour. The two sets I have are Derwent Coloursoft pencils and Faber-Castell Polychromos. While being different brands, all of the pencils blend well together and the use of the darker tone of the paper I used really makes the lighter colours of the yellows and light greens and purples really stand out.
Overall I feel as though this life drawing session really gave me a good feel of using pencils and I can really see the difference of the earlier pieces to the later ones as i got more used to and more accustom to the medium.

Life Drawing: 19th November

Fig 1: 1 Minute Sketches in Pen 1

Fig 2: 1 Minute Sketches in Pen 2

Fig 3: 5 Minute Study made with Pencil and Posca Marker 

Fig 4: Study with Watercolour

Fig 5: Study with Watercolour and Pen

Fig 6: 20 Minute Study with Gouache and Posca Markers

Fig 7: Studies with Pencil and Posca Markers

Fig 8: Studies with Pencil, Posca Markers and Stamps

Fig 9: Studies made with Watercolour, Pens and Stamps

For this weeks Life Drawing, while continuing to use the two sketchbooks, one being a watercolour sketchbook and the other one a storyboarding sketchbook with very thin paper, I decided to introduce my set of Posca paint pens. I wanted to experiment with different techniques with them such as layering, and adding water but I feel like I wasn't confident enough to go all the way with the experimentation which led me to use pencil as a safety net. I also was planning on doing more combination things with watercolour and white gouache but unfortunately I left the gouache behind so I was having to work without being able to layer colours, like what I did in the last life drawing session.
Overall I feel as though while I wasn't confident enough to properly use the paint pens I'm happy with the quality of work produced in the session and I'm really enjoying making compositions with the storyboarding sketchbook to block in certain aspects of poses to focus on.

Life Drawing: 5th November

Fig 1: Gouache Painting of models torso and elbow

Fig 2: 5 Minute sketch with a Clutch Pencil and Brush Pen

Fig 3: 10 Minute sketch in pencil and highlighted in red pen

Fig 4: Gouache Painting of one of the poses in Fig 3

Fig 5: Multiple Drawings that implemented the storyboard format of the sketchbook, coloured pens and stamps were used 

Fig 6: Another Sketch implementing the storyboarding format

Fig 7: Final Study piece using watercolour mixed with white gouache

On Monday 5th November I joined in the morning life drawing session. Because I wanted to focus on experimenting with the supplies I had I brought with me: watercolours, gouache, inking pens, blue lead pencils and also novelty stationary things like the numerous cat stamps I've collected over the year. I decided to work in two sketchbooks for the session, one was is a regular watercolour sketchbook that I wanted to practice gouache and watercolour on while the other is a sketchbook that is supposed to be for storyboarding but because the spine of the books isn't that good and the pages are prone to ghosting I used it to do more general experimenting with the supplies I brought with me.

Overall I found that attending the life drawing session was a very therapeutic couple of hours especially after the hectic weekend I had, it allowed for me to relax and enjoy drawing and painting with supplies I haven't touched in a while. With the end result being a collection of sketches and studies that I really enjoy, with my favourites of the lot being 1, 4, 5, and 7

Life Drawing- Ink Practise

Fig 1: Close up study in Ink

Fig 2: Ink and Pencil sketches 

Fig 3: Two 20 Minute sketches in Pencil and Ink

Fig 4: Studies in Ink

I dropped into a life drawing session to practise using my inks and to refresh my traditional drawing skills after focusing on digital drawing for so long.

Life Drawing Submission

Life Drawing by Katie Lima

Life Drawing 20

Image 1: 5 Ink and Pastel Sketches 5 Minute each

Image 2: 10 2 Minute Sketches in Ink

Image 3: Study with Pastel and Pencil

Life Drawing 19

Image 1: Ink Drawing done in 10 minutes

Image 2: 8 Ink and Charcoal drawings 10 Minutes each

Image 3: Oil Pastel and Chalk studies 30 Minutes each

Life Drawing 18

Fig 1: 20 Minute Study with Pencil and Oil Pastel

Fig 2: 10 5 Minute Poses with Charcoal and Oil Pastel

Life Drawing 17

Fig 1: 30 Minute Drawing

Fig 2: 3 Minute- 30 second sketches

Fig 3: 3 Sketches with Pencil, Ink and Charcoal

Fig 5: 30 Minute Study with Pencil and Charcoal

Fig 6: More Studies with Pencil, Charcoal and Ink

Life Drawing 16

Fig 1: 20 Minute drawing with pencil and pastel

Fig 2: Five 2 Minute Sketches and Five 1 Minute Sketches

Fig 3: Charcoal and Pencil Sketch

Fig 4: 2 20 Minute Sketches with Oil Pastel on Black Paper

Life Drawing 15

Fig 1: 30 Minute Drawing, using Pencil and Ink, worked on later in Photoshop

Fig 2: Five 5 Minute Drawings using Charcoal and Pastel

Fig 3: 30+ Minute Drawing with Pencil, Charcoal, and Pastel

Life Drawing 14

Fig 1: 10 Minute Drawings with Pencil and Ink

Fig 2: 20 Minute Drawing with Pencil

Fig 3: Facial Expressions of Bradley Cooper done with Pencil

Due to the lack of a life model, this weeks life drawings aren't actually proper life drawings but more of experimenting with balance and facial expressions through the use of photos.

Life Drawing 13

Fig 1: 3 Ten Minute Poses with Pencil, Copic Markers and Oil Pastels

Fig 2: 20 Minute Poses with Oil Pastel and Copic Markers

Fig 3: 20 Minute Pose with Oil Pastels and Copic Markers