Chi’s 100-Day Challenge – Live Figure Drawing

[Chi Varjus]

Day 5: Done on our car trip to the cottage. Didnt have time to post yesterday

[Chi Varjus]

Day 6: soft charcoal pencil on paper

[Chi Varjus]

Day 7: Tried soft pastel pencil today. Not my favorite. Not a good sketch day today. Well, there’s always tomorrow.

[David Carter]

Very good forms and flow!  Have you done the figure courses on NMA?

[Chi Varjus]

Hi David, thank you! Yes I have done Steve Huston’s constructive figure drawing course. I am going through Glenn Vilppu’s next!

[Chi Varjus]

Day 8: Went through Glenn Vilppu’s lesson on gesture yesterday and somehow it resonated with me more. Feel like these are better gesture-wise. Also, thank you Paul for the suggestion on working larger, got larger papers yesterday and it definitely helps a lot!

Done with Pilot drawing pen. 10 mins each.

[Chi Varjus]

Some bonus 1 and 2 min sketches

[Chi Varjus]

Day 9: actually starting to like fineliner/marker drawing more.

[David Carter]

Very nice :o) I like the smoothness of the brown pencil more than the ink work – I think it suits the human form better (to my eyes at least).  It adds a softness to the curves.  Lovely forms.  Perhaps one day I might be able to sketch like this!

Are these poses from images on NMA or elsewhere or from life?

 

Best wishes,
David.

[PaulDidier]

Yes, it’s nice to get deals on them. Otherwise it’s hard to uncap a couple and deliberately let them dry out!

[Chi Varjus]

Hi David. Thank you for your kind words.

The references are from the Daily Life Drawing session video here on NMA. You can find it in the Images category! I just give myself 5 mins more in the longer poses.

[Chi Varjus]

Day 10: I always find the male body more difficult to draw.

[Ramona]

You really have a nice rhythm in your figure drawings!

I also find it more difficult to draw males, I personally think that its easier to achieve a good flow with female bodies

[PaulDidier]

These are looking better, Chi. I especially like your 1 and 2 minutes gestures. Your sketches from today are good also. They’re feeling looser and you’re capturing the movement more.

[David Carter]

The hair looks great, very carefree!  Nice poses and forms – looks natural and flowing.

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