Drawing like you're sculpting

4/28/12

It's been awhile since I've updated my blog as a friend has gently reminded me. Last year has been a year of learning new skills. The workshop I took with Darren Kingsley really changed the way how I think about drawing the figure. The concept of drawing like you're sculpting has really helped me see each shape as Plaines which gives my drawing a much solid structure.

Darren teaches at the Studio Incamminati. I asked him what does the student at the school focus on for the first year and he said they work strictly in monochrome. Therefore I decided to spent the year painting Grisailles. I would use a limited palette of just Burnt Umber, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Ivory Black, Flake White (sometimes Titanium White), with a little of vermilion to punch up the reflected lights. My early attempt at painting grisailles were pretty bad. For some reason I wasn't able to transfer my drawing skills to my painting. I decided to go back to drawing again, focusing on the sculpting the form. After half of a year I think my drawing has definitely improved. Combining what I learned from Susan Lyon and Darren Kingsley has allow my drawings to look soft but with good structure. Watching Robert Liberace's DVD on grisaille has also helped a lot. Even Quang Ho mentioned that he sees a big improvement in my artwork since my workshop.

I've started back on my grisailles. My focus is really still on good drawing with the brush, and watching my values (and chroma). This time, I believe going back to drawing has helped my painting efforts a lot.

 


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About time ..... :) Your work is Looking to me nothing short of Stunning In places ....SH
-- Sandra, 5/13/12

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