Observational Drawing

Today we did another session of observational drawing. I enjoyed this much more than the sessions last week, probably because I was able to take more time with the images and not rush.

We experimented with drawing from reference (drawing from a sourced image such as a photograph) and observational drawing (drawing from a live object or model). I'm not sure I had a preference between the two, although I felt I could put more expression in the observational drawings because the model was there infront of me and I could see the textures and form more clearly.

I found making multiple drawings of the same thing really helpful. It got much easier to understand the form of the plant and create more gestures and natural looking lines, I found understanding the thing I'm drawing to be really helpful.

We only used ink and brushes today, which I really enjoyed. I found it much easier to put in gestural lines into the picture, although I think my control of the brush could do with some work.

Below are my three favourite images I produced today.