Life Drawing Good Lines

(this was drawn sideways)

This  lesson I was focusing on the usage of lines in work. Lines may be utilised in several ways depending on what is being drawn, for example the distinction of lines in the hair is much less constrained than those of skin because of its outline. Lines are dictated in the form of an indication of unseen areas, or foreshortening, and the presence of a light source to alter the size of shape of said indicators. A constant line has a much more flat sort of effect which isn't great unless it is a background object. 

For the majority of work done I was using a sable brush with ink (the green hair in the first pictures was made from the residue at the bottom of my cup, probably someone from the other group), and the reclining face with a 'sign' felt tipped pen. I chose this medium because I was interested in trying a different angle on things.

In the underlying structures of these drawings I drew structural guidelines developed in a past lesson in which I had been practising with using geometric shapes in models. It's good because it assures the fact that I am basing the models anatomy correctly on paper, and there is also wriggle room if I ever need to apply some artistic license.

I really like the comic feel of these pictures, like they could be illustrations from somewhere is a really good outcome from this exercise; it has a very fresh and neat look which I am particularly fond of. Next time I am thinking of bringing my marker pad and pens to practise with this technique further.