Strike a Pose

-cardboard, tracing paper, charcoal, gesso-

Pop that leg! I don't think I've had as much fun with observational drawing as I did with this one. Seeing my elderly art teacher suddenly grab a stool and box, strike a sassy pose, then tell us to draw her was absolutely hysterical. The pose was enjoyable at first, until she realized that she would have to remain like that for the duration of the time we'd be drawing her. 

I constructed my own canvas out of various cardboard materials and tracing paper, then splattered some gesso onto it as well to give a bit of contrast for when I'd draw with the charcoal. It was fun trying to adjust to drawing and smudging along the cardboard surface since it worked a lot differently than it would on white paper, especially on the raised surfaces. After finishing with the proportions and shading, I felt as thought the image still lacked depth and character. To fix that problem I went back in with a white charcoal pencil to emphasize the highlights and contrast it with the shadows. This was just a simple figure drawing, but the little idea of drawing it on cardboard made it much more interesting.

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