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Anatomy for the Artist – Figure Drawing

Anatomy is a challenging subject to master when it comes to drawing. With the tricks and techniques mentioned in Sarah Simblet (Author) and John Davis’ (Photographer) book Anatomy for the Artist, I was able to practise my own techniques in drawing the female figure using pencil.

“Anatomy for the Artist is like having your own life-drawing studio in the privacy of your home. Carefully constructed photographs of the human form allow you to see the structure and function of the skeleton and main muscle groups. Six imaginative drawing lessons, each supported with photography, show how to portray the bones, head, rib cage, pelvis, hands, and feet in perspective, from different angles, both in still poses and in movement.”

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Flying into the Sky

In 2004 while taking a break from studying for some university exams, I did up this pencil drawing of a small girl on a swing. Unfortunately the reflection was a bit distracting when I was photographing the image because of the glass set in the frame. 
 

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Portraits of a Child

This photograph a photo of me, shot over 9 years ago at age 17 (2001) while churning through another portrait drawing. The photograph I am drawing from was an original portrait of a child from my Mom’s home daycare service. The camera used to take the shot was a Pentax MX film body. It took additional time to have your work processed the “old-fashioned” chemical way. Until I found this photograph, I had lost memory of ever having created this piece.

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Pencil Drawing Child

Back in 2001 at age 16 years old, I drew this image of a small child learning to tie her shoes laces. This was not an original photograph of my own, though a challenging image to try my skills at. During this time, I was learning the fine art of transferring a colour image into a black and white pencil drawing using various shades of pencil tone. 
 

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