My artist friend Yuri returned from a visit back to his homeland, Russia. No figure drawing for the past month while he was away, so it was good to be drawing from life again.
Decided to use graphite, a medium I rarely use with a live model. Went to the studio with the intention of using charcoal but chickened out at the last moment. Thought I needed to use the more forgiving pencil after such a long break. Still building my confidence with charcoal, apparently.
Used a 4B for the drawing on grey paper. Got distracted by the challenge of the right foot and it was fun to draw, but it takes the viewer away from the focal point of the upper torso and head. Still not paying enough attention to composition, although I did manage to add some atmosphere. Folded robe on the seat is poorly done. Could have outlined it without tone or maybe made it darker to contrast with the model. Challenge area for me.
2 hours.
Progress not perfection.
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