Life Drawing - Jay

I thought I would be more nervous about drawing the male cock than I ended up being, actually had a harder time capturing the curves of the thighs and the muscles in the shoulders and chest....yes, I suffered greatly today for my art.

I chose to bring my Tombow markers and I think I was slighted by the artist sitting next to me who asked if she could show my markers to the artist on the other side of her and said...."Are these made to be used in the adult coloring books?" I told I guess you could but that I've never used one...her answer "Me either, I don't have the time for that." hmmm....bit my tongue and returned to my own little world.

So first off, the 3 minute poses, I decided to put them all on one page in order to spare my paper usage, after all, they are just practice....well, actually the whole session is practice, but you know what I mean. He was a very good model, came with all his own props and supplied us with "classic" poses.

Next up were the 10 minute poses, I think these are more frustrating because it's more than a quick sketch but not enough time to fix mistakes or get the details. I was also a little more than frustrated with my choice of the markers, and was having some difficulty being fluid. I was very stiff and uncomfortable, I think that ladies remark was still bouncing around in my head.

This pose was extremely difficult, and I just couldn't grasp the foreshortening in a 10 minute pose.

Then we had a 20 minute pose, and I knew I had to change up something in my style as I continued to not like the drawings. Drawing a male body was such a learning curve for me, the slim hip, the broad shoulder, there wasn't any fat on the model so you really had to look for the definition. At this point I kept saying to myself to look for the shadows...look for the shadows...

Next, we had a 30 minute pose, I love the longer poses, but I also tried something different. I tried Contour drawing technique and really liked how it turned out.
A contour is the line which defines a form or edge - an outline. Contour drawing is the place where most beginners start, following the visible edges of a shape. The contour describes the outermost edges of a form, as well as dramatic changes of plane within the form.

Honestly, I would have been happy to have been finished after that drawing because I really, really liked how it came out. but we had time for another 20 minute pose. I tried the contour drawing again but it wasn't as successful as the first one. But by using the Tombow in a watercolor format seem to work pretty well over all and I felt more comfortable using them.

I also will admit that it un-nerved me a little bit that he came over to me after the session to see what I had drawn. I was the only one too....I was more nervous showing him my version of his nude body which was silly considering he just posed nude for 2 hours but I've read that the men are always curious to see if women draw their male bits or if they gloss over that area. I think since I was the youngest in the group he came over to see what I had done. .....there was a lady who sat next to me on the other side who did just draw his face and "glossed" over the male bits and she requested a female model next time. All I could think of was...really?

He was actually a little "impressed sounding" ( or could that have been my imagination?) that I did watercolor sketching...I think I smiled all the way home.