15-Minute Color Sketch of Standing Nude Female Model

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6 1/2" x 11 1/2" on Canson Mi Tientes paper

This was done as a demonstration for some

students in class a couple of Saturdays ago.

I teach a figure drawing class every Saturday

morning, and have for about 17 years - has it

really been that long? I can't believe it.

The problem here was to work with a very

limited selection of Carb-Othello pastel

pencils (wonderful!!), on grey paper, or any

mid-tone colored paper of their choice.

The colors they had to work with were: White,

Naples Yellow (Conte), Sanguine, Light Blue,

Cadmium Red Light, Brown, and a Black

charcoal pencil.

This demo really was only 15 minutes. My

class is 3 hours long, but I don't like to take

up too much time with demonstrations, because

we spend quite a while warming up, and also

I am very against the idea of having my students

all trying to draw like I do. I've been drawing for

54 years. Most of them have just started.

I like to encourage my students to find their

own voice, and although most do realism, I don't

demand that either.

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