Nude With Drape

New Art Every Day - Day 45

Since they’re the basis of everything, it’s vital to keep your drawing skills practiced. This is from a photo, not a model. It’s a lot easier to work with photos, but you do need to occasionally work with a model, just to keep those skills honed. The experience isn’t anything like what people who have never done it imagine it to be. There’s often some conflict between the model and the artist. Listen to “Sunday In The Park with George” to understand more.

I like to do these fairly quickly, so they don’t get overworked. This took about thirty minutes, and I only changed twice, from a very thick lead to a very thin one; both were very soft, as I like to go as dark as I want. There is some value to going all the way back to basics and doing gesture and contour drawing from time to time, but I admit it’s been a few years since I have.

Pencil Sketch 9 x 12

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Don’t forget to wash your brushes. You need them to keep their shape, and that’s the only way. Plus, good Brushes are expensive.

New Art Every Day started out as a challenge that I’m pretty sure was meant as a joke. Creating is like exercising. The more you do, the more you can do. I’m gonna keep it up as long as I can, although some days, I do two, so one of those might fill in during days when I just run out of time.

I’m very anxious to reclaim my time as an artist. So far, we’re going pretty well.

This Drawing is for sale on my Etsy Store A.Boyd Campbell Art