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Prescriptive Drawing – the 1950’s way

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Guthlac

I am working my way through my figure drawing book – c1950. May how prescriptive it is – take for example drawing the neck and shoulder lines. Here we are shown 11 different angles/types and the anatomy of the women is discussed in some detail for… Continue reading →

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Learning to work with the pen

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Guthlac

The more I work with a pen the more confident I get with my ability to obtain something interesting. It is the old refrain ‘..the more I practice the better I get and the better I get the more I practice…’ or something like that. The inability t… Continue reading →

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A mornings work

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Guthlac

Well I spent two hours this ,owning with amply proportioned young women and things are coming along a treat. I am deliberately taking my time to see how that might improve things. So far this is proving to be a worthwhile tactic. I am using my new… Continue reading →

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Wagner and the fat lady

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Guthlac

So I am drawing fat ladies today. God that sounds patronising – especially as I am a fat man so am in no position to say anything. Well yes and no. The no because I am fascinated by the folds and curves – perhaps it is very primeval as most fertil… Continue reading →

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Searching for the perfect proportions

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Guthlac

What an interesting evening I have just had. I have been researching the perfect body proportions. Perfect is a very loaded term I know so perhaps I should say I was looking for examples of male and female bodies that meet the classic western art … Continue reading →

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