Figure Drawing Blog Post Art IV

In this session of figure drawing with Tommy, we started by focusing on gesture and timed sketches of the models that visited. This time, it took a bit to get back into it, but after practicing with short, timed sketches as well as going through some of Tommy's lessons again, I was ready for the final day. On the final day featuring Tommy, we had to create a portrait utilizing any of the techniques learned throughout the week, and I chose to utilize subtraction. While the final product did not turn out as well as I had hoped (the drawing on the far left), I became more effective at utilizing subtraction in my process of sketching figures. To improve upon this in any future drawings, I will utilize negative space more effectively to help establish better proportions in the face.