Category: Figures

CasD, Drinks Break

It's been nine days since my last painting. December is too busy a month. I hope I’ve not lost any readers during the hiatus. The break might have...

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Kerri

After Saturday's fun with the Artgrafs, I wasn't ready to put them back in the drawer and fancied using them to paint a figure. Today's model is...

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PeachK

I didn't want to spend long painting today as (i) I want to finish the novel I'm reading, and (ii) want to make a start sketching tomorrow's...

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EvaE In Blue And Brown

Yeh, so today I did two paintings in parallel. After deciding to paint EvaE in red and green because of the interesting way those colours mixed, I...

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EvaE In Red And Green

It's been a while since I used the Artgraf Blicks, so I thought I'd give them a go today. Looking at some recent swatches, I was drawn towards the...

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The Tryst

I had another go at a sky painting in soft pastels today but I'm already veering off the beaten path by going for a cloud formation that looks like...

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Ansleigh In Soft Pastel

I thought I'd better have a go at a figure with soft pastels today. I've used them for a landscape and a portrait, so only fair that they should be...

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Ansleigh

We're off over the road for a pub dinner at five this afternoon and I wanted to finish and write up an artwork with plenty of time to spare so I...

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Anastasia

June's started slowly, just like every month. And, as is usual when I'm a little short of match practice, I'm coming back with a figure painting....

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Cammie III

Time to try something new. In that Burne Hogarth book I read about something called sculptural light. It's a light and shade scheme that ignores...

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AnaIv In Artgraf

I only had the energy for a quick painting today, so went for an idea that's been kicking around for a few days. A line drawing using fineliners...

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CasD

After needing to take two attempts at painting the Earp brothers, I felt like I'd wasted a day of my life, so after finishing the corrected...

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BethR

A few things to do today so I thought I'd have the day off and read a book but the kindle battery died on me during the afternoon so I thought I'd...

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The City

After yesterday's experimentation I wanted to use all the lessons from it as quickly as possible, so that's what I've been doing today. I started...

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Because The Night

I was in an experimental mood today.  I wanted to try out more of my new Inktense pencil colours, the saddle brown and sepia ink not having been...

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Cammie II

  After two days out on the road with the watercolours, today's weather forecast was more than welcome and I've been painting in the studio while...

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Katlyn

  I asked the iPad again for a painting idea and it suggested I paint a figure in oil pastels, so that's what I've done today.  This is Katlyn,...

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Jennifer Evie II

I've been on the inktense pencils today as I wasn't feeling in the mood for watercolour.  I picked out this pose by Jennifer Evie; it's her second...

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Ginger

A late start today because I've been reading Daniella Brambilla's book on figure drawing (review coming soon).  Daniella did, though, give me an...

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