charcoal figure drawing

[daarken]

some stuff i did a few weeks ago in class. charcoal on 18 x 24 newsprint. i think the poses were about 30 minutes. again sorry for the horrible digital pic :P too lazy to scan in pieces and stitch together.

http://www.daarken.com/FlashPage/life/staff.jpg

http://www.daarken.com/FlashPage/life/tony.jpg

[egerie]

I *really* like them especially the staff one. it's pretty good for 30 mins (imo) !

[DragonGX]

Im still trying to get used to drawing on newsprint with charcoal. tommorow Im going to a live nude figure drawing session, so I might tkae my newsprint.. but i might just take a sketch book..

[Dom]

When refering to charcoal do you mean conte? or soft charcoal sticks.

Both look good to me. You have a good hand, 30 min. is good timing. I prefer smoother look when looking at figure drawings as opposed to rough. But that just may be your digi pics.

Cheers

Dom

[Android]

you are getting too good too fast

keep it up:)

[daarken]

dom: well, ive been using the generals charcoal pencils lately, 6b. the background i used compressed charcoal. yeah, they are actually smooth, but the digital pic sucks butt.

android: haha, aww you are too kind. its really amazing to hear that from such a talented individual, thank you and i will push on.

[DragonGX]

oh those were charcoal pencils??

I was wonering how you got charcoal so accurate, especailly on newsprint!

[Big_O]

Damn, how did you keep the model in a standing pose for 30 minutes? Our models always drop dead after 10 minutes of standing:)

Nice Work btw.

[mic]

:eek: Wow!!! These are truly amazing...

[I.was.ink]

Very nice. I wish the models I drew, would dress up too. Anyways, Dragon, if charcoal isn't working for you I suggest using conte pencils. 1710 2 or 3b. I was the same way before I found conte pencils. Now, there's nothing like em, they are so smooooooth! :cool:

[DragonGX]

Yeah, I jsut spent like $60 on art supplies for school (2 18x24 tablets, 3 sketch books, charcoal and other stuff) so It might be a while before I get to conte.. I was htinking about buyoing some, but its kind of expensive.. maybe next semester Ill pick some up and mess around with it..

Today I had a nude figure drawing session, and I did some nice stuff with charcoal pencils.. I really like them. I think I might try a different brand of charcoal sticks next time though..

[michael see]

whoa~~impressive..great shading on the muscles..
keep it going~:)

[Robolus]

ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!!

[Nicodemus]

nice energy and weight coveyed in these.. great style ! :)

[Chromo48]

Those charcoals are nice man, but I just visited your site and clicked on the SP page and...WOW, talk about rapid improvement. There is a huge change in less than a year! You have really worked hard, keep it up man.

[StephenC]

sweeeet