Figures n stuff

[Dangerousllama]

hello, thought thought I would share some recent and semi-recent figure drawings. some I may have shown before...

*plug* also I will be teaching a "figure quick sketch" at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art or LAAFA in the upcoming spring term which starts in may. My class will be Wednesdays 7-10 pm. more info here (http://www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar/info.php?id=1305) so, yeah, if anyone is interested.... teehehahhahehe*endplug*

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/07small.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/72small.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/01small.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/13small.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/70small.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/61small.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/17small.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/bcover.jpg


http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/10small.jpg

[HunterKiller_]

Beautiful works.

[dose]

Very nice stuff- thanks for posting!

[Brendan Draney]

Very nice stuff Dangerous. I'm interested in the class - I'm already signed up for Nathan's mon night class, so it would be a nice compliment.

Here's my stuff :


http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=122497[/URL]

[Dangerousllama]

hey, Brendan, not bad! have you studied with Glenn Vilppu before? Your figures are reminiscent of his.

mmm... I guess they still haven't updated the supply list so I'll post it here:

1)Drawing board (large enough for 18 x 24 drawing pad)
2)18 x 24 sketch paper (Canson Biggie Sketch pad or similar)
3)Pencils- may use any from list:
- Derwent Drawing Pencil (ivory black 6700 or Terracotta 6400 or Venetian Red 6300)
- Faber-Castell Polychromos (Schwartz, Black 9201-199)
- Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth GIOCONDA pencil (Red Chalk 8802 or Negro 8815/1)
- General pencil co. Kimberly pencil 525 9XXB
4)Single-edged razor blades
5)Kneaded eraser
6)Sketchbook (for taking notes and sketching)

If you have conte and smooth newsprint that's ok to use in place of the bond paper and pencils I've listed.

[Anville]

INCREDIBLE work! I love how smoothly and gracefully you can render. This inspires me to want to bust out the grey paper and prismacolors...

[Brendan Draney]

Dangerous - yep, I'm studying with Glenn now.

[Pau1Winslow]

Stunning work, really beautiful.. the confidence and energy in your line work is amazing. This thread is a favourite :)

[stephen]

great drawings man, good luck with your class!

[mentler]

!5 Bones!

[the_allejo05]

nice drawings..they have volume,line, anatomy, ..but one thing they lack..strong form and sensitivity to value..i think a goo visit to the museum will help ,a deeper study for the softness of light can only be learnt from those white greek or academic sculptures..that will put a lot more refinement to your already strong drawings..

[Mengel]

i just wish i was in LA so i could mooch some learning out of you... (nuts)

post more though, at least right now I can save your art and refer back to it when i think MY stuff looks like crap (which it does. my stuff does look like crap. crappy crappy crap.)

[Serpian]

You just made a man with the beard of 10 lions say woot. That's gotta count for something, right?

[Dangerousllama]

Well, my last class got canceled due to low enrollment... but I will be teaching again this coming term at LAAFA!

As before, the class will be a figure drawing quick sketch class, and will cost $420. If you are interested, the class will run for 10 weeks every Wednesday starting July 30th. There is more information here [link] (http://www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar/info.php?id=1366)

If anyone is in the la area and interested then you can check out the site or email me for more info.


LAAFA will also be hosting an open house on July 19th 11-4pm (Free food and workshop!)

and here are some more drawings:

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/2.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/normal_1.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/4.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/12%7E0.jpg

[sf_pike]

I really love your work
it is really great inspiration to me
thanks for posting and making my eyes fresh again!!!

I can't help thinking your class was cancelled!

if I were in LA I'd be joining the class for sure

if you have time for some C&C I'd be honored

here is my stuff
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=130700

cheers Gherardo

[GriNGo]

wow, beautiful and inspiring figures!

[a la bapsi]

incredible figures.
;_;

[alicat08]

gorgeous...keep posting!

[AG.]

your figure drawings are superb! Very inspiring!

[Dangerousllama]

Hello again and thanks...

here are a few more drawings...

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/7%7E0.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/1s.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/2s.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/27.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/normal_peggy.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/cop/albums/userpics/20.jpg

[deepbluehue]

Nice work! Did you by any chance study with Karl Gnass and Glenn Vilppu?

[Nallen]

Good God I love your drawings!

There is a quality of line - eve in the hatching - that i have not been able to figure out. loosenes and still control over the line width and placement.
I am impressed.

I live way down south in Alabama and I have been saving up for my next big art workshop adventure,
LA huh... LAAFA...
Do y'all do any more condensed workshops, I don't think my job would let me loose for 10 weeks.

If you get a moment, please have a look/crit at my sketchbook
thanks,

[B u r l]

Your drawings are very bold and delicious. :asspat:

[Main Loop]

wow damn nice! Makes me want to bust out the toned paper....

[MCM]

Awesome!!

Now draw a roiot with 12 tentacles shooting out from its eyes and taking down an entire city!!

You passed the life is boring test..

Use your imagination.

[panchosimpson]

Awesome!!

Now draw a roiot with 12 tentacles shooting out from its eyes and taking down an entire city!!

You passed the life is boring test..

Use your imagination.

what the hell is that even supposed to mean?

[Cepro]

Awesome!!

Now draw a roiot with 12 tentacles shooting out from its eyes and taking down an entire city!!

You passed the life is boring test..

Use your imagination.

:rolleyes:

Excellent drawings is all I have to say!

[sweetoblivion314]

Awesome!!

Now draw a roiot with 12 tentacles shooting out from its eyes and taking down an entire city!!

You passed the life is boring test..

Use your imagination.

Life is far from boring. I actually switched away from "using my imagination" because i find more beauty and inspiration in life then anywhere else. The rhythms of the shapes and muscles on the figure and the the intricate ways the muscles on the face can change so slightly and convey an entirely different expression are amazing. I am sure I am not the only one who thinks this way.

sorry to digress. Dangerousllama, your drawings are beautiful. thank you.

[slipp3ry]

these are fantastic , you really define the figure very well.. i love the faces .. superb.. this has definitely inspired me to practice more , right now!

[JParrilla]

Awesome!!

Now draw a roiot with 12 tentacles shooting out from its eyes and taking down an entire city!!

You passed the life is boring test..

Use your imagination.


Huh? well that was dumb.

Awesome drawings man.. very inspiring

[Zazerzs]

woah, that last post needs to be removed somehow. can't see how to flag it :(. wait now i do horray, reported :)

back on topic: Great stuff! I always peek in here for updates.

[Dangerousllama]

Hey guys, thanks for the kind words!

I will be teaching two more classes at LAAFA for the upcoming fall semester. One will be a quick sketch figure drawing class and the other will be analytical figure drawing. The next semester starts on october 20th and will run for 10 weeks. You can find the schedule here: http://www.laafa.org/sessions/calendar/

Also, here are some more drawings:

http://www.dangerousllama.com/figure/3.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/figure/4.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/figure/5.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/figure/6.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/figure/7.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/quicksketch/12.jpg

[donalfall]

Awesome figures. Bookmarked, 5 fat stars for you.

[johanflod]

very nice drawings.

I am going regularly to life drawing and have done so for some months. How long have you been drawing from life ?

[tallblondeguy]

Love the facial detail on the two woman and the way you use that key light from the top right as almost an unseen paint brush. Great character studies.

[OmenSpirits]

Man, I've got to get into using charcoal! :)

[sevarenge]

i can sey mor then its amaising!!!

go drawe

my sb:http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=149972

[sevarenge]

i can sey eny thing mor but awsom dude !!!

kip it upp

my sb:http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=149972

[polipol]

Awesome!!

Now draw a roiot with 12 tentacles shooting out from its eyes and taking down an entire city!!

You passed the life is boring test..

Use your imagination.

heh? wth lol?

theres so much goodness in this thread :)... please post more!! more more!..

[dose]

Wonderful drawings. Thanks for posting.

[psychoboy]

that Cyan portrait, real cool, I'm gonna try it myself

[FallenGodX11]

Genius-sensei will you ever join the dark side?

[Edward Cherniga]

Your work is solid and lovely. Thank you for sharing it.

[insan]

great lines.....inspiring. thanks

[FallenGodX11]

Kirk I want your power. What is your equation for figure drawing to get the sum of your product.

[StephenJ]

Go Kirk! Awesome as always.

[Zarahn Southon]

Theres some great gesture through your work. I would love to see how you handle longer poses, with more resolved form and still maintain your rythmic gesture.

[le_dominator]

You just made a man with the beard of 10 lions say woot. That's gotta count for something, right?

hahaha mentler is awesome

[Dangerousllama]

Oh man, I totally forgot about this thread! haha Thanks for the kind replies!

Been so busy with school and teaching and stuff! ahhhhh

anyway, I will be teaching yet another class up at LAAFA. This time it's analytical figure drawing and will be on Saturdays 10-4 pm. The next semester starts on July 6th. There's more info at the LAAFA site. (www.laafa.org)

I will also be doing a demo at their open house on June 27th! There will be a free workshop and food (and there was wine last time!) so come over and say 'hi!'

and here are some more recent drawings.

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/samp2.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/samp5.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg51.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg52.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/drw0166jpg.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/draw0165.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg54.jpg

got piles of drawings

will post more once i sort some out

[Frank Gressie]

ooooohhh, wish i could come at LAAFA. but i'm stuck here in the middle of nowhere in holland...

GREAT!! figure drawings, love the white highlights on them, makes them pop.

frank

[Dangerousllama]

here are some 5 minutes poses, some pelvis studies, and some pastel experiments:

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg62.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg63.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg64.jpg

[panchosimpson]

Damn buddy, these are niiice. I love the pelvis studies in particular!

[jeremygordon89]

Very beautiful works! Thanks so much for posting, I want to see more.

[Gloominati]

uah!!! This is some of the best figurative stuff I have ever seen!!

Beautiful, beautiful thread!!

[Dangerousllama]

So here are some more drawings. some long poses and then some 2 and 3 minutes... and a 5 at the end.

I usually find long poses to be a little too stiff and boring... gestures are where the fun is at.

Like that alien dude from fifth element said: "Time not important. only life important."

[ratanbagul]

Excellent drawings i want to saw more works kip post

[panchosimpson]

Someone's been having Hele for breakfast haha. Badass work Kirk :)

[Dangerousllama]

Someone's been having Hele for breakfast haha. yes, frosted Hele flakes are my favourite

I've gotten back into the habit of nightly oil studies as well as workshops at school...

been slacking on my homework to go draw and paint! haha...

here's one from class.

I had forgotten how good it feels to paint!
can't ever seem to take good photos of paintings

[panchosimpson]

damn, I had my post all set out and firefox crashed on me....

I've heard Hele flakes are magically delicious! I like this new study, the structure reads really well (but judging from your drawings...well duh :) ).

I'd like to offer you a few thoughts though.

Like I said, the structure is very well stated, but I think the edges are too hard, particularly in the head. Here's a good example of solid structure that maintains soft edges
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/panchosimpson/cornwell/AuburnNude-harveydunn.jpg

More importantly, I think that you should focus on color relationships and light to bring your work to the next level of realism. I think your choices are too influenced by the local color of whatever you're painting. Even if the light is excessively warm, you should seek out the cool notes wherever you can find them. The resulting vibration will make your work literally sparkle :) Check out Steven Assael's heads if you can.

Even a field that reads as say, flat blue (bg) can be painted with closely related notes that vary in hue and temperature and suggest greater color movement. If done well, it'll still read as a flat blue from a distance, but it'll have a special....charm let's say :)

I think you'd also benefit from considering the color of the light more so than the color of the objects depicted. Check out this Cornwell to see what I mean
http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/panchosimpson/cornwell/cwell.jpg

The carpet is a great example of this...there's a flat red wash statement under it all, but he added cooler, high value bluish and yellowish notes that describe the light in the room more so than the color of the rug.

I guess this is a more impressionistic approach to color and light, but if used subtly it can add enhanced realism and a certain je ne sais quoi that is very appealing :) Painting the light will also unify the big impression of the whole thing.

I hope you don't mind, I took the liberty of doing a paintover to show you what I mean. Of course I exaggerated it and made him look like some kind of gaudy prostitute, and the bg became too cool....but look at the face and I think you'll get the idea.

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e155/panchosimpson/kirk.jpg

anyway, keep posting buddy!

-Ramon

[Dangerousllama]

ah, thanks, Ramon. Color has always given me trouble...

Looks like I'll be having me some Cornwell for dinner... maybe some Payne on the side :)

[Dangerousllama]

some more studies

some fives and a twenty minute

[Timothy Duong]

GREAT drawings!!! brilliant work!!!

[Dangerousllama]

Finals are kicking in at school... life drawing is my only respite!

also haven't used newsprint and conte in a long time

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg79.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg80.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg81.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg82.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg83.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg78.jpg

[panchosimpson]

Damn Kirk, these are great...you're getting scary good there buddy. The 1st and the 2nd to last are my favorites, really solid.

I haven't drawn the figure since mid may! I'm gonna be rusty as hell when I get back to Will's haha.

Anyway keep us posted with your new drawings man!

[JS Neo]

Dangerous stuff u are posting.. (pardon the pun :P) I love how u are able to create such vitality and volume in your figure drawing.. I see some of your drawing are actually quite small in tonal range. Is it intentional? or is it the scanning process ? Truly awesome stuff.

[GriNGo]

Dang, these are fantastic studies!! You really have a nice control of where to put the lines... keep it up!

[Dangerousllama]

been busy!

oil of a friend

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/Connie1.jpg

[lena murray]

love your gesture drawings. Like your use of red conte with chalk too. Very strong hand.

[*ViRuS*]

everything here is great. love looking at your drawings, and that painting is pretty good too =)

[kevinwueste]

really dig the figure gestures! nice work!! have you seen the new hampton figure book ? you might enjoy it ( a little different from others but nice and lots of rhythms..

[Dangerousllama]

thanks guys.

kevinwueste- yeah, a friend was showing that to me. Haven't picked it up yet but its on my list!

figure drawing is the only way to relax!

here are some recent ones... :

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg84.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg85.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg86.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg87.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg88.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg89.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg90.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg91.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg92.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg93.jpg

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg94.jpg

[SweetPea]

really nice drawings, youve got a great knowledge of the body.. might i ask what media you use for these?

[Dangerousllama]

Sweetpea- (late reply! haha) my favorite pencil is the gioconda red chalk pencil by Koh-I-noor. theyre kind of hard to find. I also use faber Castell polyChromos, derwent drawing pencils, and a bunch of other stuff. for whites I use either generals "white" charcoal or a white prisma color.


here is a painting of a friend. have more drawings and stuff I will post when i have time!

http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/jadyn.jpg

[Mikko Voipio]

well fuck me sideways... This (http://www.dangerousllama.com/2dgallery/fg85.jpg) is brilliant. It looks so simple and all the lines have a marvellous lightness and flow to them.

[MacTire]

Some truly excellent studies here llama!! Mind me asking, have you sharpened the conté to make those studies or is it just careful mark making management?

Thanks for posting!! Looking forward to seeing more!

[SweetPea]

thanks!

[Raileyh]

These are awesome life drawings. They bring me back to the classes at AAU in the Illustration department and Art Center. Hopefully Art Center will keep teaching this stuff. It seems that their departments keep changing.

Awesome work!

h

[AztcFireFlower]

Your figures really have the stuff.
Outstanding sketches.

[Dangerousllama]

Mactire- I actually use pencils similar to colored pencils, so yes, they are sharpened.

Raileyh- I hope they keep it up too... The drawing at Art Center is really kind of dying out!

Here are some recent pages off the drawing board. Experimenting a little with different mediums :lifedrawing::

[kevinwueste]

Always great to see your rhythmical and elegant figures! ps where could I buy some of those red pencils you recommend ?

[LumoGraphite]

Awesome!!

Now draw a roiot with 12 tentacles shooting out from its eyes and taking down an entire city!!

You passed the life is boring test..

Use your imagination.
some of the ignorance that pops up in this forum is astounding.

great stuff!

[RokasButkys]

Powerful drawings!

[Andrew Sonea]

Very good stuff. I really like the last picture.

[Gloominati]

oh boy, that stuff is just sooo good!

[JeffX99]

Wow...I mean - that is some inspirational stuff! Thanks! The post from August 5th - the three female gestures...wow.

[Noamos]

Simply amazing stuff just one question.

When you started to practice on speed what was the shortest time you had to sketch?

[JS Neo]

Jaw-dropping stuff. Your work really have both grace and volume at the same time. A really nice blend of both worlds. The last picture is awesome. How is it done? pastel?

[Rommen]

Awesome stuff - I'd love to see even more... keep'm coming

[LORD M]

Your drawings of the human body is so alive, it's like I expect them to start moving almost. You are a BIG inspiration to me, being able to draw the human body like this is just amazing. :)

A small question aswell: What did you use to colour this? I am absolutely loving the way it is coloured. http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=888329&stc=1&d=1264418931

[hummel1dane]

http://conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=888329&stc=1&d=1264418931

This is one of the best I've seen on entire ca so far, live drawing that is.

Your gesture is beyond awesome, great stuff. Only thing I would suggest is you do looooong studies once in a while(at least 15 hours...), and practice as much rendering as possible. If you can't find a model, go to the museum and draw sculptures.
I don't think it's bad to draw fast, it's just that you can get so much more refinement, not just the rendering, but even in the lines, if you really take your time.

Oh yes one more thing, you HAVE to keep doing this, your awesome :D

[soros]

Thanks for sharing your sketches!

[Isadore]

expressive lines great sir

[monsi]

absolutely outstanding. a pleasure to view your work ! please post more!

[artenemy]

Amazing work- u have such talent and so much knowledge!I can study from your works!:):):)Can't wait for your next post!

[Dangerousllama]

Been a while... it's hot and I can't sleep so I thought I'd share some recent drawings!

[Marian Rowling]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful drawings they are so great to look at and inspiring.

[continue]

Hey Kirk, thanks for posting these. Any chance you can post some of your marker drawings on the internet? They're great for reference.