Life drawing session Breda March 22nd 2014

Some results from the sketch session 2.0 in Breda. The event was organised for the first time by talented illustrator Robin Keijzer. It was great fun sketching with many talented artsists from Holland. More info on the event here: LINK

Life drawings

 I can't stress enough the importance of life drawing... It makes you understand shapes, anatomy, gestures, it is good for your drawing skills, it's a place to experiment freely, and also it's a lot of fun!

Sketch

Life drawing

Snapshot of yesterday's life drawing session.

Work in progress

Small preview of a book cover drawing I'm now working on.

Sketches

Some pages from my sketchbook.

Life drawing

Sketch from a previous session

Life drawings

Drawing from yesterday's life drawing session. More drawings can be seen here

Life drawings

More sketches can be found here.

Life drawings

Sketching from life

I drew these sketches of my son while he was playing. He was moving all the time and not standing still to pose for me at all. When doing sketches such as these the main goal is to capture the essence of a pose in just a few lines. No rendering. It is a very good exercise for the eye.
As an illustrator it is tempting to want to create beatifully rendered pictures. However it is important to explore freely when sketching, and allowing yourself to make mistakes. Not every sketch will be a masterpiece and that is a good thing. Analysing why a sketch doesn't work and trying again and again will eventually benefit your skills.

Life drawing session February 10th

I recently set up a life drawing group. These are some results of the first drawing session.

Life drawing

These life dawings I made at the sessions arranged by Arne.
The male model was very expressive. He is a dance student, and his poses were very challenging.
My father also joined some of the sessions. Check out his drawings here
and the drawings of Arne here