Vilppu Figure Drawing Class 05

Haven’t been posting much of late. It’s funny how your internet going down for a few days can totally disrupt the blogging process. Anyways, here’s a drawing I did from Glenn Vilppu’s class last week. I would post the other ones, but the pictures didn’t turn out so well. I’ll post them another time.

But anyways, this is another long pose drawing. It’s interesting and a big struggle at the same time because I’m not used to dedicating so much time to a figure drawing.  I’m trying to be more subtle with my tones, but I dunno.  So enjoy?

Vilppu Figure Drawing Class 04

So this Tuesday’s class with Glenn Vilppu was long poses with it culminating with a 2 hour pose.  For those that know me, I’m fidgety as all hell and have a short attention span: so it was a rough drawing session.  During the 2 hour pose, Glenn was broke down his approach for drawing in graphite, sanguine colored pencil and a drawing stump.

It’s something that I haven’t seen in his videos or drawing manual so it’s always interesting to see him do demonstrations on it.  Apparently, it’s something he picked up from studying Rubens drawings in Denmark over the summer: I guess nobody is too old to learn new tricks, even master draftsmen.

I was sitting right next to him during the 2 hour pose and it was really intimidating to draw with him right next to you.  I would peak at him drawing and look at my own and just cringe a little.  Haha.  Joys of learning.

Vilppu Figure Drawing Class 03

5 min poses – to start out the session

longer ones (anywhere from 10min – 1hour)

3 min poses – to end the day

So it’s class 3 of my figure drawing experience with Glenn Vilppu and I’m still trying to figure it out as I go.  My mind just went on autopilot this session and line consistency amongst other things went out the window.  Haha.

On a side note, first time drawing an elderly lady for figure drawing .  I have no clue what that has to do in regards to the results of my drawings, but it was noteworthy enough to point out.  Cheers!

Vilppu Figure Drawing Class 02

5 hour figure drawing class with Glenn Vilppu Take 2.  3-25 min poses.

Still learning how to draw, so this is gonna take a while before I post something good.  Was an interesting day at Glenn Vilppu’s class on Tuesday: a model with expressive poses and me completely tanking on that session.  Haha.  That’s how the learning process works, you can’t be good when you want to be.  Just a very inconsistent drawing session.  However, I did take some lessons from it.

As awesome as ebony pencils are, I learned that they’re the worst thing I can use for figure drawing.  I’m naturally heavy handed when I draw, so until I get better control in my line, the ebony pencil will be riding the bench.  Glenn did a demo on using graphite, sanguine pencil and a drawing stump: note quite what I’m used to seeing from his videos but it’s cool nonetheless.  It’s an interesting process and some of the stuff I drew following that process turned out fairly ok.

I’m still not grasping the idea of flowing from one form to the next, but maybe I will after a few weeks.

Vilppu Figure Drawing Class 01

I have really neglected my figure drawing for quite some time now. The last class I really went to was in the beginning of the year. Anyways, I figured it was something I needed to do to grow more as an artist. So what better way to jump back in than 5 hour figure drawing classes with Glenn Vilppu?

Funny thing though, is that I came with newsprint and bought charcoal for the class. I never use the stuff so I thought it would be a good idea. Um, totally wrong for the class! Anyways, I guess I’ll use the newsprint and charcoal for workshops.

So far the class seems like it’ll be good.  5 hours of figure drawing seems like a long time, but it didn’t.  I ended up going to a starbucks afterwards and drew for another 2 hours.  See the previous post.  Anyways, I felt like I needed the drawing bootcamp because I”m so rusty at figure drawing.  The cool part about the class was that Glenn went around to each student and did a personal demo talking about his approach to figure drawing.

A good chunk of the class was devoted to 3 minute poses, and I think the last hour and a half comprised of 5 and 10 minute poses.  And if you were wondering: yes, there are even more drawings that I did during the class session.  These ones were the most tolerable.

Glenn Vilppu’s class, the drawing club, and Mark McDonnell’s class starting in October: I think i might be a step closer to becoming a fairly decent artist.  Will find out come winter.  Until next post, cheers!