Yesterday marked the last day of my Advanced Anatomy class at Syn Studio Art School. We started off with quick warm up poses, but soon moved on to another ink wash session! I think I’ve improved, if only a tad, at this technique, and I hope to do more… because it’s really, really fun. The above was our longest pose, at about 30 mins (including a preliminary pencil sketch). Clearly I need to work on my hand technique. Check below for more!
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More from my Advanced Anatomy class! I tried out one of my new sketching crayons for the one above; it has a nice feel but definitely not suitable for detailed, longer poses! A few more are shown below, of varying detail/lengths of time.
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So there seems to be a lot of ‘wet’ media so far… Ah well. This was done with a Pentel Pocket Brush that split on me, so I used the ‘snake’ tongue to my advantage for the feathery look!
As a wildlife biologist, I have a certain fondness for birds. The Red Breasted Nuthatch is something of a common sight here in southern Quebec (and North America in general, actually) and at ~4-5″ are tiny little things. Adorable!
Here’s a few examples from my Advanced Anatomy art class, taught by the wonderful Oleg Dergachov at Syn Studio Art School. If you live within or around the Montreal area, I highly recommend checking them out. They have a lot to offer!
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Sabby G Imagery 