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2/1/16 Sailor Nagomi brush pen, ink (1-min. pose) |
Shaunna was our model today, and her poses were particularly
expressive and beautiful – like a dancer or an actor. One pose actually had us
all chuckling! Life drawing is always challenging and fun, but it takes a
special model to inspire me to try to render not only her body but also her
expression.
I sometimes get bored toward the end of a 20-minute pose
because I know if I keep working on it, it’ll get worse, but it’s hard to stop.
To entertain myself during the last 20-minute pose, I used a rainbow pencil. It
slowed me down enough that I used the full 20 minutes, and I sure had fun.
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2/1/16 Nagomi brush pen (10-min. pose) |
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2/1/16 Nagomi brush pen (5-min. pose) |
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2/1/16 Nagomi brush pen (10-min. pose) |
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2/1/16 Nagomi brush pen (2-min. pose) |
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2/1/16 Nagomi brush pen (2-min. pose) |
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2/1/16 Zebra brush pen (1-min. pose) |
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2/1/16 Zebra brush pen (1-min. pose) |
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2/1/16 rainbow pencil (20-min. pose) |
Good work, Tina. I especially like the one with your rainbow pencil.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michele -- that rainbow pencil is the easiest way to get a quick color fix!
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