Long pose

You may notice that I indicated many of Samm's tattoos, something I don't often do.  This time it was a decision because I was really having trouble with the lighting.  I had changed easel stations as I was happy with the POV I was presented with.  This angle presented a bit of foreshortening and a more interesting stacking of the various shapes and the drapery.  However, I had difficulty discerning detail and it became a slog.  I believe that such a mentality is reflected in the drawing.  So I tried to hide some of the problems underneath the body art. 

Some problems slowed me down

 I was having some serious difficulty with her neck.  Maybe with some work on the face this would take a turn for the better.  Sorry Samm, you deserve better.

2 ten minute sketches

 I liked (loved actually) to top pose.  I just hadn't gotten going yet so I wasted it with my rendering.  I started to find my groove with the second pose.

A little announcement to anyone who might follow me on Instagram

 You can't.

 

 

 

Explanation?  I don't have one.  They told me I violated their Community Standards and gave me a chance to dispute.  I disputed.  They erased my account.  They make it nigh unto impossible to contact them to get an explanation.  If I find out, I'll let y'all know.

This isn't such a bad thing.  The algorithm that's being used (not just on IG, but everywhere) has made the platform a less enjoyable but completely time sucking experience.  A little less screen time ain't such a bad thing.  

Gestures of Samm

 Samm, as is often the case, came to the rescue of our little group when our scheduled model had a change in her work schedule.  We hope it is temporary but in the meantime Samm, our resident model, did her usual fantastic job.  These are the ten gesture sketches to start the evening.

Favorite of the evening

 Just a little study of the model's backside.  Concentrating on a small area made this much more fun to draw than trying to get the entire pose rendered.

Long pose

 Some really nice stuff to work with in this pose but I kept adjusting for movement and such and never got to fully commit to this sketch.  Spent a whole lot of time working on her right leg and it left me in a time crunch for much of the rest of the figure.