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lunatica

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10. Well you just made my day!

Reply to femmedem (Original post)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 07:57 AM

Feb 2020

I’m delighted you jumped in and started figure drawing! I’ve been looking forward to this since you mentioned you wanted to do it. The human body is fascinating isn’t it? Everything is about subtle shading, which you’re doing quite well. And when you go to a class you get a wonderful variety of bodies of real people with flaws and everything!

If you don’t already have one get a book of models in all kinds of poses. The good books will also have individual parts of the body like hands, feet, ears, noses and eyes that you can draw.

I can’t wait to see your life drawings!

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So I finally started doing some figure drawing. [View all] femmedem Feb 2020 OP

Wow! LiberalLoner Feb 2020 #1

Your work is incredible. femmedem Feb 2020 #2

😀😍❤️🌹👩🏼‍🎨 LiberalLoner Feb 2020 #23

Another Wow here! GreenPartyVoter Feb 2020 #3

Thanks! femmedem Feb 2020 #6

i always did better w/ ink. or when i switched to cheap pastels + added color(need not be real). pansypoo53219 Feb 2020 #4

I'd love to see some of your ink or color pencil drawings. femmedem Feb 2020 #7

i took figure painting + that was fun. i was the only one to do some water color ones. pansypoo53219 Feb 2020 #15

Fabulous Joinfortmill Feb 2020 #5

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2020 #8

Very nice. icymist Feb 2020 #9

Thanks, icymist. femmedem Feb 2020 #12

Well you just made my day! lunatica Feb 2020 #10

Thanks, Lunatica. I posted this thinking of you femmedem Feb 2020 #11

I'm happy to see you proceed with your art lunatica Feb 2020 #13

Have you heard of Figuary? gurthang Feb 2020 #14

I hadn't heard of Figuary and thank you for directing me to the website. femmedem Feb 2020 #18

I'm loving Figuary! femmedem Feb 2020 #22

Those are great gurthang Feb 2020 #24

Thanks. I went to art school almost forty years ago femmedem Feb 2020 #26

Wonderful! We're eager to see the results of the life class...hurry up!❤ Karadeniz Feb 2020 #16

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2020 #19

This is excellent. You should definitely take the class now JDC Feb 2020 #17

Thanks! I'm itching to work from the live model now. n/t femmedem Feb 2020 #20

You have talent. Scarsdale Feb 2020 #21

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2020 #28

indeed wow. AllaN01Bear Feb 2020 #25

Maybe like me you'll get back to it at some point! femmedem Feb 2020 #27

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