Figuary Day 19: Light Layers First

Croquis Cafe's Figuary videos are no longer on YouTube - find the videos here instead: https://vimeo.com/channels/figuary/videos Get our guide ‘Life Drawing Success’, which is all about the one big mistake which led to all my other mistakes: http://lovelifedrawing.com/lifedrawingsuccess Hi life drawing friends! On Day 19 of Figuary, we look at how useful it is to be able to draw light initial layers for your structure and gesture rather than creating a mess of darker and darker marks on the paper. I used to always create a mess because as I corrected my lines, I'd just draw them harder and harder. Learning to make light marks is the secret weapon of more experienced artists. We'll do a quick exercise to start to learn that skill. Post your drawings to Instagram with the hashtag #figuary. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenzoandmayko/ In case you haven't heard about Figuary: We are posting daily life drawing guidance videos - one useful tip about drawing figures each day, all structured to build on each other across the 28 days. Croquis Cafe will be posting daily practice sessions - life models posing for you to draw. The idea is that you draw, even if only a little bit, each day for 28 days - the perfect amount of time to build a good drawing habit. Along the way, we will also start looking at powerful techniques to help take your drawings to the next level. This first week was all about seeing the most important angles and curves in the pose. The second week was about the light and dark in the pose. The third week is about making confident and expressive marks on the paper. The fourth week will be about gesture and other additional tips. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenzoandmayko/