HMoA Figure Drawing 09-30-13 - Quantae - Short Poses

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Short Pose 3, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Quantae was the model this week at the HMoA. As always he was a blast to draw. These are the short poses for the night; I do like how most of these came out.

Above is my favorite of the night. It is the 10- minute pose and overall has a great feel to it. I am starting to really like what I am able to do with these 10-minute poses. This was done with the Tombow brush pens.

The red in the shadows adds a lot to the drawing. It was a really dramatic pose and I managed to add some emotion in the way I rendered it. The cross hatches in the sketch add a nice rhythm to the left side of the page.

I think I could have made the shadows a little darker, maybe even used some black. I also think I could add a shadow to the right side of the page.

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Short Pose 1, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This was the first of the 5-minute poses.  I do like how much of the pose I was able to capture in five minutes. It overall is not one of my favorites.

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Short Pose 2, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This sketch needs a little work. I could add more to the background, and maybe play with the colors a bit more.

Below are the gestures for the night:

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Gesture 01, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Gesture 02, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Gesture 03, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Gesture 04, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Gesture 05, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

I really like this gesture. I managed to get a lot of information about the pose in a very short amount of time.  These gestures really come to life with the addition of the wash.

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Gesture 06, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

HMoA Figure Drawing 09/30/13 - Quantae - Gesture 07, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

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