3x5 Friday - Mini Figure Study #23!
Added 2022-04-02 01:24:15 +0000 UTCTonal Figure Study sketch #23!
It has to be said that simplicity can be satisfyingly descriptive. Sometimes there is damage done to the integrity of a thing by adding too much to it. Being economical in the figure has it's advantages, too.
For gestures, warm-ups, or quick studies particularly, we can learn a lot - and I find I am STILL always learning more - from the use of minimalist mark-making or tonal strokes.
Keeping deliberate with line weight here on the external form (contour or "outline"), I used a limited, carefully placed broad pencil stroke-in-one to describe the main division in the upper legs, the distinction of the quad muscle group (top of thigh) from the adductors (inner or mid-line of thigh). This simple choice is an example of how we can express with natural "s" curve movement of the body without getting heavy-handed - which takes up too much clumsy time on what are meant to be QUICK practice sketches.
*Notice how there are no perfectly straight and symmetrical lines here. As I've discussed before, the natural form is comprised of asymmetrical "c", "s", and graceful curves, all genders and all body-types. This is how the body is beautifully balanced and integrated.
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Happy weekend, everyone!
