So I finally started doing some figure drawing.

[femmedem]

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So far (it's only been a week) I'm only working from reference photos, but I'm building up confidence to try a life drawing class after a nearly thirty year hiatus.

[LiberalLoner]

1. Wow!

How I wish I could draw half as well!

[femmedem]

2. Your work is incredible.

Thank you for the compliment--it means a lot to me because I'm such a fan of your work--but I'm sure you can draw this well, and you're a great colorist to boot.

[LiberalLoner]

23. 😀😍❤️🌹👩🏼‍🎨

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Another Wow here!

[femmedem]

6. Thanks!

I always love seeing your work. I loved your restaurant scene, so joyous.

[pansypoo53219]

4. i always did better w/ ink. or when i switched to cheap pastels + added color(need not be real).

i really liked the ones i did w/color pencil + added crayon for shading. best spray painted(metallic great) paper w/ pastels.

[femmedem]

7. I'd love to see some of your ink or color pencil drawings.

I've been working with color using oil paint, but just landscapes and interiors, not the figure yet. I've never used colored pencil.

I'm looking forward to working with color with the figure, but another part of me says I still have so much to learn about anatomy and values. I think if I toss color into the mix now, it's too much complexity for me right now. I could see me playing around with ink, though.

[pansypoo53219]

15. i took figure painting + that was fun. i was the only one to do some water color ones.

i paint rather quick so sometimes i did 3 paintings for 1 pose. i post mostly my art on my blog on fridays- FRIDAY ART. pansypoo's rant page.

[Joinfortmill]

5. Fabulous

[femmedem]

8. Thank you! n/t

[icymist]

9. Very nice.

Good movement.

[femmedem]

12. Thanks, icymist.

I appreciate your comment about movement because I was so conscious of trying to capture the flow of the pose and of not tightening up.

[lunatica]

10. Well you just made my day!

I’m delighted you jumped in and started figure drawing! I’ve been looking forward to this since you mentioned you wanted to do it. The human body is fascinating isn’t it? Everything is about subtle shading, which you’re doing quite well. And when you go to a class you get a wonderful variety of bodies of real people with flaws and everything!

If you don’t already have one get a book of models in all kinds of poses. The good books will also have individual parts of the body like hands, feet, ears, noses and eyes that you can draw.

I can’t wait to see your life drawings!

[femmedem]

11. Thanks, Lunatica. I posted this thinking of you

and because of you and your encouragement.

[lunatica]

13. I'm happy to see you proceed with your art

It’s time after 30 years to devote yourself to the one thing that makes you utterly unique. Your art. I’m very happy if my encouragement has helped out. I know how important it is to get it.

[gurthang]

14. Have you heard of Figuary?

It’s a month of recorded 30-second, one-minute, and five-minute poses producer by Croquis Cafe and with some tutorials from LoveLifeDrawing on YouTube. https://www.lovelifedrawing.com/figuary2020/

[femmedem]

18. I hadn't heard of Figuary and thank you for directing me to the website.

I just took a peek and it looks like I'll be spending some time there!

[femmedem]

22. I'm loving Figuary!

I drew day 1 and day 2 poses last night, and here are a couple of day 3 one-minute poses from this morning:

[gurthang]

24. Those are great

How long have you been studying figure drawing?

[femmedem]

26. Thanks. I went to art school almost forty years ago

and occasionally went to open drawing sessions into my late twenties, but I'm just starting again after a thirty year hiatus.
I'm studying harder now than I did back then; I don't think I ever did any gesture drawings back then that came out as well as these.

[Karadeniz]

16. Wonderful! We're eager to see the results of the life class...hurry up!❤

[femmedem]

19. Thank you!

I think the biggest hold up at this point is either fixing our car or getting a new one, because the engine is ticking too much to take it for a twenty-minute drive to the drawing session.

[JDC]

17. This is excellent. You should definitely take the class now

You are way past getting ready; You're there.

[femmedem]

20. Thanks! I'm itching to work from the live model now. n/t

[Scarsdale]

21. You have talent.

Keep up the good work, and please post it!

[femmedem]

28. Thank you!

I don't want to flood DU with my drawings--it's a political message board--but I'm drawing or painting nearly every day now.

[AllaN01Bear]

25. indeed wow.

drew as a kid . all of the sudden i quit.
nice porportions and shading , etc . again you will do fine .

[femmedem]

27. Maybe like me you'll get back to it at some point!

I hope so. And thank you!