Nick’s 100 Day Figure Drawing Challenge

[nick.lagrow]

Hey everyone! I’ve been working for awhile now on building a habit of drawing at least 10 minutes a day. I’ve also been working through Steve Huston’s Beginning Figure Drawing series, along with his book Figure Drawing for Artists. So, I’m aiming to keep up the daily drawing, and (slowly) work through all of the lessons!

Every Day:

• 15 mins of figure drawing
• charcoal or pencil to keep things simple

I want to:

• Work on dexterity and value control w/ charcoal
• Learn some more about gesture, structure, and anatomy
• And to be more comfortable sharing work! I’ve been keeping the daily drawing habit the last 5 weeks, but haven’t shared any of it.

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Looks like my photos didn’t post – here’s just today!

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Day 2 – just started to watch videos on legs, still mainly focusing on torso head & arm gestures

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So for day 1, here are some figures from the last few days. I just finished the videos on the arms, so I’ve been primarily focused on the head and torso gesture, and then learning about the gesture of the arms and how they connect.

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And a couple from the last few days

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And a couple from the last few days

[Galina Rogachevsky]

Hi there Nick🙂

Very nice work on those figures

You seem to have a  good hold upon the gestures🕺

Steve huston’s approach had appealed to me the most so far

How do you like working with the book comparing to video lessons?

 

[nick.lagrow]

Thanks Galina!

Ah, looks like now all of my photos posted! I’ve also appreciated his approach – I’ve gone through a few other courses / books but his explanation of gesture resonates the most with me.

I like the video lessons for the thorough explanations of each gesture – the book is great but I wouldn’t get as much out of it on its own. I’ve been reading each related section after going through the videos, then practicing from the images a few times to reinforce

[David Carter]

Great work!  I also have Steve’s book and find it very inspirational.  For me, it’s more of an ideas book rather than a structured exercise book, so I’m looking forward more to getting into his video lessons.

Best wishes,
David.

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Day 3

Still focusing on torso and arms – proportions felt better while drawing than after looking at the scan. It’s helpful already to see these scanned vs in  a sketchbook, noticing different things.

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Day 4

 

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Day 5 – realized I’ve gotten into the habit of drawing with my elbow as the pivot, so I tried propping up my sketchbook at an angle and drawing from the shoulder more.

 

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Day 6 – can’t believe it’s June! On this one I was mostly thinking about drawing from the shoulder and trying to figure out the proportion / angle of each gesture line before making a mark.

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Day 7

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Day 8

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