Subtractive charcoal and watercolor antiquing. Rule of thirds.
Drapery and figure study...
...then the brick wall in the back.
Just like everyone else, I started outlining the figure rather than focusing on lights and darks. Eventually I got the hang of the whole 'control the eraser' and this was the result.
two things:
1. I missed the black box as a classroom setting. I prefer high ceilings, open space and fantabulous sound systems to work in.
2. I learned how much effort it takes to maintain a pose for over an hour. All hail figure study models.
"I hate flowers. I only paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move."
--Georgia O'Keeffe
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