Suzanna Extended On Back Drawing

A very elaborate pose performed by Suzanna from a session in October, with a very strong sense of depth and foreshortening - from the tips of her fingers right through to the toes of the right leg we traverse the 2D plane of the page and feel present in a three dimensional space. Suzanna was an incredible surprise, as we had never had her before at our sessions and there is always an element of apprehension as to how a new model would perform, and how to adapt to their style of modelling. The poses being ten to fifteen minutes long, I decided not to bring out the acrylics to try and add colour in the way I had been doing previously, but to just use black gouache on the brown, textured craft paper and really just concentrate on the form and depth. I used only a medium sized brush for this, once again changing how much paint I applied so as to be able to add softer shadows with a dry brush effect as well as dark, contrasting areas, implementing chiaroscuro - emphasising the contrast by darkening the shadows nearest to the light. I hope the viewer can feel the contrast between the hard bone found in the ribs and the soft fleshy tissue of the thighs. It was done at the Wednesday evening Life Drawing sessions held at Illumination Mac Guff, Paris, where I worked as a Character Animator for over three and a half years. The studio is known for such films as Despicable Me, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets and The Lorax. All of my figure drawings are from life - no photos were used at any point in their fabrication. The model is in front of you and you have a definite amount of time to get down as much information as you can or see fit. Because of this, each drawing is truly unique and a complete one of a kind, containing a spontaneity that can never be duplicated through photo inspired drawings/paintings. For more of Suzanna and other Parisian based models, please look through my other works.

Drawing:Gouache on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:14 W x 19.5 H x 0 D in

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