Classmate Portraits

This was the figure sketch that we did in class on the first day. I am a bit rusty on figure drawing, but eventually it turned out well (the one in the upper left is the best). My friend Slava was posing for me while drawing our friend Frank who was drawing me. It was kind of difficult because we all had to keep drawing but not move.


This piece was done in compressed charcoal. Which is not my favorite medium; I ended up with a black arm due to smudging it all over the paper. Since I took a figure drawing class in high school where we were told to draw people quickly and get in their figure more than detail this method comes into my head and hand when I use charcoal. My final sketch was when I settled down into the drawing, and I wish I had more room to finish it.