Primal Marks: Art After Dark 08/30/13

Monday, September 2, 2013

Art After Dark 08/30/13 - Kat

Art After Dark Kat 1, Ink on Paper, 9"x12".

So the Monday drawing class I attend was invited out to draw at Art After Dark. The model was Kat. I have been really loving my Tombow Pens. In this last group of sketches, I again used them for the gestures and the short poses.

Above is one of my favorites of the night. It was one of the 5-minute poses. I think I have created a fine balance between gesture and details in this one. Doesn't she look like she is able to walk right off the page?

I have been playing with various colors of Tombow pen to create forms on the page. I am finding it variously successful.

Art After Dark Kat 2, Ink on Paper, 9"x12".

This was the second of the 5 minute poses and I do like how this one came out, too. She was mostly in shadow because of where on the stage she was standing. My goal was to define the form with the black and create a strong dark light contrast. I thought it would work well as the shadows on the figure were almost monolithic.

Art After Dark Kat 3, Ink on Paper, 9"x12".

This is the 10-minute pose. I don't know what it is about this pose but she looks like a figure that is part of an architectural embellishment. It's probably the way I have her perched.

If you go check the link out you can see the Vespa she was sitting on. Jared, the man who runs the drawing class, it was his Vespa, and he was so happy with the number of compliments it received throughout the night.

Below are the 3-minute gesture drawings from that session. Kat was rocking a cute dress and it actually made the work so much more difficult. I made the stunning discovery that high heel are really hard to draw. If you make a slight error they look completely off.

When adding the washes I had the decision of to wash her skin or her dress. I think I made the correct choice in most of these.