Without some artwork to show, this blog is just talk, talk talk!
So here is my practice art from the Quicksketch Figure Drawing course I’m taking from Watts Atelier.
I’ve had some experience with figure drawing before, so I’m not starting from square one. Ages ago I had a teacher who was trying to introduce us to the Reilly method (a modified version of that is taught at Watts) and I don’t know why, but most of the students were confused. I don’t know if it was the teacher’s fault or not. (He was apparently a student of Frank Reilly back in the day!) I do remember bits and pieces of what he taught, but only a little bit of it “stuck.”
I’m so glad to have an opportunity to learn it “properly” this time, and so far I’m loving what I’m seeing. My drawing isn’t “there” yet. (I tend to make the legs too long—a stylization that many figure drawing classes encourage.) But it’s been great! I think I’m going to really benefit from this class!
