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[Jeff Fuchs]

The life sessions at the university started last week, so yesterday was my second session. They tend to have a lot of short poses. This was from the longest pose of the evening, a one-hour pose, that entailed only about 45 minutes, subtracting for two breaks. This is a detail, as it was a nude, but I concentrated on the face, so you're not missing much.

I've had difficulty capturing a likeness from life, and this is better than I usually do. I think it was better because I wasn't rushed into trying to catch it all in 20 minutes. One problem I had was that she held her head a little differently after the first break, and I continued to work with the shadow pattern I had started from the beginning. She had a spotlight above her.

It's not completely accurate, but she pretty much looked like this

[Josef Sy]

Looks nice Jeff. Good job.

[Chris Saper]

Jeff,

I really like this little drawing! You know what they say, drawing is easy until you know how.

[Michele Rushworth]

Lovely, Jeff. When are you planning to take the leap into color?

[Jeff Fuchs]

When are you planning to take the leap into color?

Oh, not for quite a while. If you saw my new post in Drawing Critiques, you know I still have a way to go with form before I can start thinking about color.

[Patricia Joyce]

Jeff,

I am so impressed with your drawing skills, especially from life. I just bought Lon Haverly's book hoping it will help me in the life drawing classes I attend 2x a week. Sometimes I can get a likeness right away and other times I seem to muddy through to something but the quality is so overworked. Your drawing is so crisp, as if each line was quick and deliberate. I only hope to be able to catch up with you, my fellow pencil pusher!!

Patty

[Linda Brandon]

Jeff, this is a strong, graceful drawing, and I like it a lot. You're really getting the hang of that cylinder thing. Keep posting these drawings!