Deotto Alessandra – ADVFX 2024-2027

01/10/2024

Today we had the chance to practice a bit of life drawing using an easel and it was a very interesting experience as I’ve never been using an easel consistently but I’ve been doing some figure drawing before. My first poses were a little stiff and I tended to get very close to the easel. the where my first shy attempts:

After a while Paul suggested to Keep as far away as possible from the easel and let the movement stem from the shoulder more than the forearm :

I could move more easily and get a hold of the line of action and shapes more easily. I decided to proceed practicing with an easel from now on.