I started taking art classes through RymanArts this fall on Saturdays. It's quite a far commute from my house, but sooo worth it. It's really nice to get some regular studio hours in my life. Plus, it's completely free (including supplies!) and by luck I'm learning under my CSSSA painting teacher!
He is, beyond doubt, one of the best art teachers I have had. I definitely feel myself growing loads, not to mention this is my first exposure to pastel. His class has given me a whole new way to look at drawing the figure, one that is no longer based on the objective of trying to get down the figure as quickly and compositionally pleasant as possible, but rather one that seeks to understand the components that capture both a person's characteristics and his/her collective humanity.
2 minute poses
5 minute poses
10 minutes: 30 second pastel ground, vine charcoal contour on top (except no ordinary vine charcoal ... a vine charcoal attached at the end of a long stick so you reaaaally loosen up), and then more pastel.
10 minutes: same as above
3 minute poses: quick pastel underground, 6B graphite, and then a different color to define forms
50 minute pose: lots and lots of pastel layering
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