AJ’s 100 Day Challenge: Charcoal Figure drawings

[AJ]

Day 15: I did a few gesture studies using ground charcoal, kneaded eraser, and a brush.  I’m getting the movement and emotion I was looking for and will focus on clarity now and hopefully combine the two ideas

[AJ]

Day 16:  Tried a normal 1hr figure study after doing the master studies.

[AJ]

Day 17:

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Day 18:  Doing these are addicting now. I feel like every drawing things are starting to click.  Also the $1 box of chalkboard chalk works a lot better than my $5 stick of white charcoal

[Jessica]

AJ I love that the model poses you are all dynamic…even the ones that are sitting.  Great progress!

[AJ]

Thank you Jessica!!

Day 19:  I had a long day yesterday and could only squeeze in a block in

[AJ]

Re-tried a pose that I drew exactly one year ago to the week.

 

This one I did in June 25 2019 :

[AJ]

 

Day 21: Pushing forward on getting 3d shapes and a pushing contrast

 

[Iliya Mirochnik]

Hey AJ,

 

I’m liking all this figurative work and the delicate tonal schemes you’re working with. Sometimes the shading is just spot on and really creates a feeling of form and atmosphere. I’m did a draw-over of the most recent post to just help push those things even further.

Good luck and I look forward to seeing more work!

Best,

Iliya

 

[AJ]

Thank you Iliya for the great advice!  I will keep all that in mind and appreciate the time to check it out and do a work over 🙂 🙂

[AJ]

Day 22: Using box forms for first time

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Day 23

[AJ]

How can something be improving and looking more wrong at the same time?

This pose reminded me of the female version of the Peter Paul Rubens study I did on Day 12

Day 24:  Got a bit wild with the darks at the start!  What progress! My goals for this 100 challenge have changed to these three things till I can get them the way I like:

1.  Creating distinct, prospectively accurate, gestural forms.
2.  High Major Key /High Minor Key atmosphere ? (Not sure if I’m thinking of keys right here)
3.  Compose the figure heavy on detail in good time

I basically want a nice understanding of realism without diving too deep into it, I also want to be able to whip out a nice quick gestural figure drawing to make full narrative drawings/paintings

By Day 80 I plan to do multiple figures ( I better get the finish I’m looking for by then to move on to that)

[AJ]

Day 25:  Will focus on proportions because I’m getting lost in the background with the last couple making them wonky and stalky

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Day 26

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