Elyosée En Mouvement Painting

Elyosée is another model that I have had the pleasure of drawing many times. Graceful and long, she would perform very fluid and dynamic poses, rhythms within which would run all the way through to the tips of her fingers. In this 5 minute pose, the model is very active indeed, creating beautiful 'S' and 'C' rhythms that run through the body and the arm gestures to the fingers. The bent over torso and curved arms create a circular form which is very pleasing. I was working with black gouache on off-white coloured paper, and went with a very loose and fluid line, using only one brush yet still able to play with the thickness of it. There were shadows cast under the torso which I decided to portray graphically with bold solid tone, and I put the back leg in shadow also, all to separate body elements and create depth. 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 Elyosée and other Parisian based models, please look through my other works.