How often do you go to life drawing?

[FlameDragon]

Lately I've been slacking off a bit, I've only gone once a month. Coincidentally, it happened to be on the 2nd of each month (December 2, January 2, February 2). I could probably start going more often though, since class starts around 1 on Mondays and Thursdays, I can go to the life drawing session from 9:30 to 12:30 those days. I seem to still have problems with the gestures, the times when I do get the whole figure then the proportions are off.

[Meloncov]

Once a week for three hours, though I've only been doing it a little over a month.

[Flake]

Not at all right now, but I did notice a flyer from our local college offering open classes so I'll likely be doing it once a week from next month.

the times when I do get the whole figure then the proportions are off.
Of course they are, you are young and in need of practice. There are people like Millais ( admitted to the Royal Academy at Eleven) out there who could do it accurately but they are rare, everyone else has to do the "1000 bad drawings" thing.

I could have this wrong but from your other posts, it really sounds like you don't enjoy life drawing and are just plowing through it out of some sense of "must do this"? I find that odd as life drawing is just about the only thing that I really enjoyed in art college..:shrug:

[Jason Rainville]

one/twice a week for 2 hours. It's weird in that it's entirely possible for me to overwork something;

30 seconds is too short
5-10 minutes is good
a whole class and I capture no form, horrible shading.... I don't get it.

[tensai]

i go every week, unless i have a deadline or am abroad or something. i think it is a great learning school, and i mean for drawing in general not just the figure. you're really confronted with yourself and the sketches you do and have to continue going even if nothing seems to work out that day.

i highly recommend it to anybody, it has changed the way i look, observe and draw a lot.

[nonie]

1-3 sessions a week at 3 hours each (two 3 hour poses, one is figure and one is portrait, and one block of 2-20 minute poses) plus some extra activities occasionally, like themed figure drawing parties. I'm fortunate to have a big art community here so I have friends to go with, which makes it easier to keep my commitments knowing someone's going to hold me to it. Once a month is only enough to ensure that you're going to be totally out-of-practice every time you do it... Most of the people I know that do it say they've got to do it at least once or twice a week to keep from being rusty. It's one of those things you have to keep up on to get everything you can out of it - it can really improve your skills fast when you commit to it though. Plus at least for me it's super relaxing, feels like it refreshes and recenters my mind. Like working out... It's work but it makes you feel better and it's good for you :)

[Mark Bot]

twice a week. 3hrs. when i can make it.
mostly 5-10min poses, starting with 1-2's for warmups

it's amazing how much drawing from life helps you with other aspects.
you really start forcing yourself to think about shape and form a lot A LOT more.

[Ryuartyi]

I have a life drawing class every Monday and Wednesday. I can only handle half of it because my drawings start to deteriorate. Doing one hour of life drawing is enough for me, then I can take what I learned and try to make my pieces for the atelier.

[Kuraudo]

I have life drawing class Monday 3 to 6pm, tuesday i go to life drawing workshop 2 to 6 pm, Wednesday I have life drawing class from 8 to 3pm, then another life drawing class from 3 to 6 pm. Thursday after class, i go to life drawing workshop from 12 to 3pm, friday i go to life drawing workshop from 3 tp 6pm, then go to another from 6 to 9 pm................................................ .................................................. .....sigh*** yeah, im a freak.

BELIEVE me, doing this much life will drastically improve your figures. If you don't improve...then guess im sorry for you....hehe

[FlameDragon]

I have life drawing class Monday 3 to 6pm, tuesday i go to life drawing workshop 2 to 6 pm, Wednesday I have life drawing class from 8 to 3pm, then another life drawing class from 3 to 6 pm. Thursday after class, i go to life drawing workshop from 12 to 3pm, friday i go to life drawing workshop from 3 tp 6pm, then go to another from 6 to 9 pm................................................ .................................................. .....sigh*** yeah, im a freak.

BELIEVE me, doing this much life will drastically improve your figures. If you don't improve...then guess im sorry for you....hehe

Wow! What do they do at the life drawing workshop as opposed to at the class? Do you have to pay for all those times? It paid off for you, your life drawings are really good!

[deepbluehue]

Lately I've been slacking off a bit, I've only gone once a month. Coincidentally, it happened to be on the 2nd of each month (December 2, January 2, February 2). I could probably start going more often though, since class starts around 1 on Mondays and Thursdays, I can go to the life drawing session from 9:30 to 12:30 those days. I seem to still have problems with the gestures, the times when I do get the whole figure then the proportions are off.

When you feel like your drawings suck and you're not getting it, that's the time to take life drawing classes. Don't give up, it's hard but you can learn it, just stick with it and give yourself time to learn. You won't learn it in a day, month or a year. You have to keep going back to it and tackling it, you'll get it eventually.

Go as often as you can afford to, twice a week is great, once a week if you can.

[Konstruktion]

I have lifa drawing with model once a week. Around... 3 hours maybe. Usually I get some free modelling from the students in 2nd grade, so add around 3 hours. The last 3 hours are really ahrd for me, m brain is empty, i draw, draw, draw. I'm really exhausted after school actually. When I have done good lifedrawings i tend to make bad drawings in the evening, when doing bad in class i do good in my room.

[FlameDragon]

When you feel like your drawings suck and you're not getting it, that's the time to take life drawing classes. Don't give up, it's hard but you can learn it, just stick with it and give yourself time to learn. You won't learn it in a day, month or a year. You have to keep going back to it and tackling it, you'll get it eventually.

Go as often as you can afford to, twice a week is great, once a week if you can.

I'll definitely try going more often. When I went on Sunday, my gestures and long poses came out surprising good! I had a hard time believing it was me who drew them. This was the first male model that actually did interesting poses, the male models I had the last times did alot of poses just standing there.

[DavePalumbo]

getting back on the horse now that I'm surrounded by different options for open sessions, trying to make at least a weekly habit but I'd like to be doing twice a week regularly the minimum

[guinnessyde]

[QUOTE=Kuraudo;1649628]I have life drawing class Monday 3 to 6pm, tuesday i go to life drawing workshop 2 to 6 pm, Wednesday I have life drawing class from 8 to 3pm, then another life drawing class from 3 to 6 pm. Thursday after class, i go to life drawing workshop from 12 to 3pm, friday i go to life drawing workshop from 3 tp 6pm, then go to another from 6 to 9 pm................................................ .................................................. .....sigh*** yeah, im a freak.

Hey! I also live in the Bay Area. I started going to life drawing recently and I attend one every Tuesday in San Francisco. I am interested in attending more. Looks like you attend quite often. Any information about other workshop venues would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

TJ
tj@tjfriasartanddesign.com
http://tjfriasartanddesign.com

[Hyskoa]

Tuesday: 7 hours of lifedrawing.
Wednesday: 3 hours.
Thursday: 7 hours.

Not that much, I know, but this semester I'm focussing on painting rather than getting mileage with drawing.
(I'm not lazy damnit, I paint 7 hours monday, tuesday I paint 4 hours, wednesday, I paint 7 hours, thursday 4 hours and saturday and sunday an additional 6 hours each. So I do get my 51 hours a week as Manley suggested.)

[nonie]

[QUOTE=Kuraudo;1649628]
Hey! I also live in the Bay Area. I started going to life drawing recently and I attend one every Tuesday in San Francisco. I am interested in attending more. Looks like you attend quite often. Any information about other workshop venues would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers!


There's a Monday 6:30pm at goforaloop gallery in the Mission - 25th and San Bruno Ave I think. And there's Saturday 11am at the conceptart atelier at 8th and Folsom. Marc Taro's a good guy to ask for more Bay Area life drawing, he's a life drawing machine :)

[guinnessyde]

[QUOTE=guinnessyde;1663261]

There's a Monday 6:30pm at goforaloop gallery in the Mission - 25th and San Bruno Ave I think. And there's Saturday 11am at the conceptart atelier at 8th and Folsom. Marc Taro's a good guy to ask for more Bay Area life drawing, he's a life drawing machine :)

Yeah, I saw that on Craigslist. These are definitely places I want to hit next. If you need a place for life drawing on Tuesdays, the one on Cesar Chavez by Valencia is really cool, too. Different models every week and a lot of space. Here's a link: http://homepage.mac.com/robertwindle/LifeDrawing/Personal2.html

If you are in the bay area, I'll see you there.

TJ
TJ Frias Art and Design (http://tjfriasartanddesign.com)

[graywolff]

2 hours per week ^^

[Racasdorph]

I go twice a week... Mondays and Wednesdays for 3 hour sessions. The class has helped me so much! :mittenbop:

[FlameDragon]

If I go to life drawing this Sunday (which I plan to), that means I will have gone on the 2nd of each month for the last 4 months. Dec 2nd, Jan 2nd, Feb 2nd, March 2nd! Quite a coincidence

[Shantih]

Once a week, all day (about 6 hours in total). I'm starting to see results, for the first few months we had to use every media under the sun, but now I'm starting to get into longer poses and using some paint.

[FlameDragon]

I havent gotten to go back since early March :( I really have to get back into the rhythm of going

[aea]

Right now we're in the life drawing phase of my Drawing II course, but I have been working on it outside of my time in class. They hold model shops every Tuesday at 7PM an art center some ways from here. I try to go when I can. But I'm getting into the habit of sketching everything, on the bus, etc. I got an anatomy book yesterday to help with my thought processes and working loosely.

[B u r l]

i used to do life drawing at my college on fridays from 10pm until 3pm, if the model decided to show up, which he didn't on a few occasions. but now they don't do it any more.

[NoSeRider]

Personally, I don't see how you can stop going to life drawing classes, or at least draw a human figure from life at least once a week.

I find that my ability improves with each life drawing session.

[Pixeltron]

I used to go a couple of times a week while in school but these days, not at all.
It just comes down to not being able to find a reasonable class that fits my work schedule or cash flow.

[FlameDragon]

Personally, I don't see how you can stop going to life drawing classes, or at least draw a human figure from life at least once a week.

I find that my ability improves with each life drawing session.

It's that every week I was either sick or had to do school work or papers for Monday (I normally go to Sunday life drawing) or was tired from the night before. I'm pretty shocked it's been this long since I've gone, but most likely next weekend I'll start back. I may go this weekend depending on how much studying I can get done for my finals this upcoming week.