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LIFE DRAWING  Blog 3

21 November 2017 Middlesex University, London

MADIA: Applying Different materials in your life drawing class

On this lesson, we experimented with different supplies and textures. The most common drawing material in a life drawing glass is charcoal. As we addressed in a previous post ( Life Drawing Blog 1) this media is very useful for its versatility: it is great to create tone as well as line quality and easy to use. 

After some sessions, one can feel that a life drawing class is repetitive. Although there is a lot to practice as an artist. Something that can change your drawing experience is the supplies you use to draw with. 

Changing from charcoal to other mediums can be a great way to give a fresh vibe to your life drawing class as well as going out of your comfort zone and experimenting with other textures. This all depends on the personal journey as an art student, but for someone that is more comfortable with dry mediums, like charcoal, pencil or dry pastels, trying wet mediums like watercolor, ink, acrylics or gouache can be very challenging. 

When changing from a dry medium to a wet medium you have to keep in mind the preparation before class. For example, when drawing with charcoal, beside small adjustments like sharpening your pencils or preparing your paper with some tone, there is not much you need to prepare in advance to tour lesson. Then using wet mediums like ink, you need to keep in mind the thickness or the paper you are working with as well as bringing different sizes of brushes with you, also maybe have already different washes of ink ready in different cups. Also, the clean up after class ( for example, washing your brushes).  

Changing media can be a lot of fun and you can discover something else that you really like and that complements your work. However, sometimes it can be challenging to get out of your comfort zone and things don't go as planned. Just remember to have fun and keep on trying. Never be afraid to be a bit messy!