"There are saltwater whispers carving out the limits of my body"
- Another quote from rileysaurus ’ deviantart. Such beautiful story telling, and poetry.
Figure Drawing on a monday? Bleck!
I’m sorry, I love figure drawing and all, I think it’s great fun…. But I honestly cannot stand that this semester I have it first thing on a monday morning at 8am. I’m way too tired, and seeing fat naked men so early in the day can be quite a shock to the eyes you know. Today however, we had this lanky, bony, angular man whom we’ve never had to draw before, which was quite an exciting surprise. Usually we get the same two people: An older gentleman who, when you examine his arms and legs, appears to have once been in fantastic shape but has now fallen prey to the beer belly. I can’t draw him properly, as he always ends up looking like a short haired, muscular pregnant woman. Bleck. Then there is the short, slightly tubby japanese lady. To be honest, the only complaint that I have about her are the awkward poses, and her lack of ability to be able to hold them. There is nothing worse than sitting there with only two other people on your side of the room, and having this small lady crouch down on her knees, and then lay down entirely so that all you see are her feet, her bum, and her lady bits. *Shudders* There is always a third party who becomes the variable to these regular two, but I find that they’re really only slight variations in terms of size and body type. Therefore the long, skinny, bony, angular man that we had today was more of a treat than anything - I enjoy exploring different body types, it’s what keeps me motivated in that class to be quite frank.
Strangely enough though, I find that the curvy, tubby, angular, or all around oddball bodied people to be the most fun to draw. I recall one occasion where we had this young man come in - my god, he was magnificent! Completely toned right down to his toes - and he was the perfect model. He did fantastic poses, ensuring to hold them for as long as was required, and yet I hated drawing him. It’s so difficult to render such a symmetrical and formed body; to portray each and every muscle present in a slender life form. All in all, I do love that elderly man that regularly poses for us, it presents a challenge to make him look just that - an older gentleman with a stout face and rather large stomach - as opposed to the ‘pregnant’ feel that I seem to be repeating right now.
