Part of the requirements for my figure drawing course in college was to fill a sketchbook each semester. Our sketchbooks would be checked throughout the semester and our professor expected the pages to be full. When a sketchbook check was looming and my pages were more empty than full, where was I to turn? To…
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Pen and Ink: Wrench Burger
An assignment I enjoyed in my Drawing I course was a pen and ink drawing. In this assignment, we combined two images into one, creating a crazy final product. This assignment began with a table full of random objects. On the table were a wrench, a pine cone, and numerous other pieces. We each chose…
Figure Drawing: Girl with Towel
I have said before that figure drawing was one of the art classes that scared me the most. Yet, to this day, it remains one of my favorite classes. Figure drawing taught me to look at people differently. I learned to notice the details. How does she like her eyeliner? How does he trim his…
Figure Drawing: Danny
As artists, we grow and learn with each painting and drawing. This portrait of a young man named Danny taught me so much about drawing others.