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Falling Water, 1935
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Sited over Bear Run on the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Here is a figure sketch based on a fashion photo, in which I tried to draw in two steps, a design phase for the overall structure of the figure and a refinement phase, in which I concentrate more on the details.
It's still a rough sketch, made in 20 minutes, but I think you can see I've done a few dozen sketches (short, 7 minutes long each). The drawing looks more considered, more thought-through. There's still room for improvement, quite a bit, actually, as there always is. Still, I think I captured the idea of the pose.
I will be doing more of these brief sketches, to develop a feel for proportions. Of course, the drawing above isn't very well suited for that, because the figure isn't standing upright, so it's harder to check the proportions.
One could argue why not do unclothed figure sketches? I'm surely want to do those too, but good (non-pornographic) images are less frequent than good fashion photos on the Internet. Also, it's much easier to ask someone to pose for me with her or his clothed on than without, in real life I mean. Typical clothed figure rates are 10 euros per hour (if I go by the rates my local community college uses). My guess is that nude models are much more expensive, but I could be wrong.
I'm still not confident enough to hire models, though, so for now I'm trying to improve my skills by using photos and short candid pose sketches (people in public spaces). Alas, the rates for the figure sketching course at my local community college has gone up this year (now 16 euros per 2 hour lesson, excluding modeling costs), so I'm unable to attend those, as I had planned.
Subway Station U8, Alexanderplatz Berlin (Germany)
Guessed in the Guess Where Berlin Group by gm_fdk!
These are the steps ascending to the Mississippi River overlook at Riverview Park in Alton, Illinois. The second I saw these I had to take a shot. They screamed at me of a dilapidated remnant of the early 20th Century - 1920s or 30's. With this in mind, I just couldn't take a photo and leave it the way it was in perfect brilliant digital color. I had to give the photo a bit more "character". This image is the fruit of my effort
Chatham Manor, National Park Serivce
Film: 35mm ORWO NU54 ASA 100
Exposed: Not recorded
Filter: None
Camera: Zeiss Ikon Taxona
Developed Caffenol–C-L
Scanned Epson V600 Edited in Adobe Elements 10
20140427ZIT024
Evening; time to go home. The steps lead up to a temple, and eventually, back to Hampi. A devotee stands at the top, motionless.