Anatomy studies

Here are images of some anatomy studies that I made for my figure drawing class during the fall semester.  These drawings were copies from anatomy books.  All of the skeleton drawings were from Joseph Sheppard's anatomy book.  Since I had to complete a drawing of the anterior, posterior and lateral view of each anatomical form on a weekly basis, FOR ALL OF THESE DRAWINGS (except for the self-portrait) I TRACED THE CONTOUR AND INSIDE LANDMARKS.  After that I just copied the anatomical forms. All Anterior, Posterior and Lateral views of the anatomy are drawn with charcoal and white charcoal on 18x24 pieces of paper.  Because my camera is bad, I took detail shots of each larger drawing.  I was surprised to find out that the major anatomical forms are not that hard to memorize but I still must practice.

Skull Studies

Ribcage

Arm/Hand Bones

Bones of the Leg and Foot

Pelvis

Spine

Muscles of The Trunk

Muscles of The Lower Extremity

Copy of Ingres hand at The National Gallery, DC

Rockwell Studies

These are some studies that I made for a Rockwell copy that I am working on.  I first made the drawing which is scaled to the exact size (16"x16") of the detail of Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting .  It was drawn on cream Canson edition paper with thin willow charcoal and some carbon pencil.  I used a stump and sometimes my finger to blend the marks.  Then I scanned the drawing and printed it small (7"x7").  I applied a mixture of shellac and denatured alcohol (50/50) over the print of my drawing and did my oil sketch.  I used sable brushes and the usual pigments that Rockwell used.  I used ivory black, zinc white, ultramarine blue, viridian green, alizarin crimson, cadmium red deep, vermillion, burnt sienna, raw umber, yellow ochre, raw sienna and lemon yellow.  Also, I used the same medium that he used which was Grumbacher's Oil Medium No.2 mixed with a little turpentine.  I used gum turpentine but Rockwell used rectified turpentine.

Gabrielle Cot Drawing Study

This is a drawing study that was made for a Bouguereau copy that I am working on.

Bouguereau "Cherry Picker" Studies

                                   

These are some studies I made for a Bouguereau copy that I was working on.  I used Bouguereau's sketching medium of copal, linseed oil and turpentine for the grisaille study.The medium consisted of 6 parts gum turpentine, 1 part linseed oil and 3 drops of copal.  This medium is very movable with a fan brush and dries matte.  If too much copal is added to this medium, additional layers of paint film on top of it will have trouble with adhesion. This medium takes 3 days to completely dry.  I worked in glazes and couched (applied a light layer of the medium that I was using on the surface with a rag) the area that I would be painting at the start of each session.  I worked general to specific by keeping the painting atmospheric until the last session where I added sharper edges in specific places.