Sketching people
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The human figure is one of the most beautiful and complex forms in nature, which makes it a challenge to draw. So how does an artist quickly and easily create sketches of people? In this article, I…
One of the most consistent requests we get from the Sketchbook Skool community is about drawing people. So many complex parts, so many ways to do it, and so
From a previous post, you can see how Hockney, with a few lines and gestures, can create a compelling sketch of another person. I had tried to do something similar with the 25 Second Sketches. I was a little bored one day during sketching class. Maybe "bored" isn't the right word; distracted may be better. I was distracted one day and thinking about the Hockney sketches that I had been looking at. I was a little envious of the ease by which he seems to be able to sketch people. As a result…
Compilation of head sketches from my Instagram, where I create time lapse video recordings of the sketches as they're drawn. You can find me on there under #Artoftu: http://www.instagram.com/artoftu
Sketching my life and sharing the experience
Some of my small space paintings went over the border from "astronomical" to abstract. This is one of them. I was trying out a spatter painting technique over the usual blue nebula, and I wanted to use another color than my usual reds and purples. So I added golden yellow to the picture and got this texture. Then I painted glitzy stars over it. So there's a little bit of Liberace (a famous costumer pianist showman of the 20th century) about this one. I named it "Golden Rain" after a garden…
by Lynne Chapman, Sheffield, UK I’m still working hard on my book. I’m currently writing a chapter about the complications of sketching people, who are, of course, inclined to move about. It’s a problem. Even if they are pretending to be still, it never lasts. People are basically fidgets – you just have to read the […]
