Thursday 20 November 2008
Secret Art Gallery
Art, comics, graphic design and web development by the artist: Matthew Taylor
Seated girl long study - Charcoal drawing
- Artist:
- Matthew Taylor
- Medium:
- Black and white charcoal on coloured paper
- Date:
- 25 June 2005
- Creation time:
- 4 hours
Comments by the artist
I had not drawn a long pose for quite some time so I decided to do one today. This is a really nice pose and I took my time to get it all drawn in as accurately as possible. It's nice to be able to leisurely sketch away without feeling rushed by a short time frame.
The light was almost coming from my direction so there weren't many large shadow areas on the model. I like drawing from this position because it means that there are a lot of fully lit areas that need to be rendered with white charcoal. I love adding white to a drawing, it lifts the subject off the page and gives it a life of it's own. Of course you can only use white on toned paper.
See a larger version of Seated girl long study (Detailed charcoal rendered drawing) on my new website.
Random art quote
'The portrait is one of the most curious art forms. It demands special qualities in the artist, and an almost total kinship with the model.' - Henri Matisse