Life Drawing

I started life drawing a year before I began studying Classical Animation at Sheridan College in Ontario Canada. That would be about 17 years of life drawing with a few breaks in-between.

Here is some of my work. Various pieces from various times but most within the last few years... This is a very small selection of work, I've got a stack of drawings which I haven't worked up the courage to devote the time to photograph yet! (too busy with other projects!)

I've used a wide variety of drawing materials. Conte in a rainbow of colours, charcoal, erasers, ink, watercolour, graphite sticks. I mainly use thick black charcoal pastel sticks now though. I like the amount of control and variety of line I get with it. You need to have a sensitive hand though and that takes a few years of practice to develop. It also doesn't tear the paper like conte can. I like economy and tend to prefer putting down lines that describe form in one shot. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't!




I always draw on large sheets of newsprint. Hint: go to a packing supply place and buy packing paper. Loose sheets of 24 x 30 newsprint. WAY less expensive than "life drawing newsprint" from your local extortion... umm I mean art store.

10 minutes

The drawings which are more fleshed out (more detailed, complete, less messy) are approximately 5-10 minute drawings give or take a few. The ones which seem really fleshed out are around 20 minutes. The really quick sketchy ones with far less detail and far more movement are usually 2 or 3 minutes at the most.

10 - 15 minutes

about 5 minutes.

10 minute

This drawing is actually only about 4" x 5" in size. A small doodle on the page.

about 1.5 - 2 minute sketches.

3-5 minutes.

probably 5 minutes. Small drawing on the side of a larger one.

1 minute

3-5 minutes

10-15 minutes

15 - 20 minutes. Much of this time is spent just placing down small marks or "anchor points" The main body of the drawing starts to appear around the 5 minute mark.