HOT SHOT 21- How to sketch, when people move…..

Sketches on Public Transport IX- This is the sketch I was trying to show you in my video above. Here I started from the right to the left. She was awake then went into sleeping gears. The way to make sure you do this is to be patient to record each sleeping pose she falls into. With careful observation you would be able to have a few poses, maybe 2 or 3 that work and you can continue with each one once she falls back into that position. It is a great way to record movement and I can tell you, IT WORKS!!!

12 sketches of a moving sleeping man- This was really interesting, just capturing this man moving like a whirlwind all over the place, once he moved, I just started a new one…I ended up with 12 and a very interesting composition.

Sketches of a man sleeping in 2 poses- An excellent example of what I call Sleeping in motion! I finished one, then started on another.

2 sketches of a man in shirt and jumper-This was another pretty straight forward one. The guy moved and kept mostly, two main poses  One, a three-quarter view and the other, a total profile.

Sketches of a lady during making up- Ladies putting on make up are really hard but I had to keep 6 going on, at the same time. This is a really good way to improve gesture drawing when it comes to Life Drawing.

Sketches of a man in coat, sleeping in 2 poses- This is a classical pose of two and they were fairly straight forward because he only changed twice. He seemed to dream about something pleasant as seen in his face to the right.

 Sketches of hands in different positions– Never has any part of the body been very difficult to draw for me than the hands and people move them a lot, so it is also good to keep many going on at the same time.

5 attempts at sketching a baby with a dummy- Babies or kids are the hardest to capture, they have tons of energy and move very quickly. That’s why I had 5 takes on the same subject.

3 sketches of the same man- These sketches were done over long journey of about 30 minutes but the commuter moving all over, I could hardly get my details down on any of them.

3 sketches of the same man on the train, one where he wears a hat-This scenario was interesting  because it was a long journey, the commuter started off without a cap and after two attempts, he wore his cap, which really makes this sketch interesting to behold, a kind of really slow animation.

3 sketches of lady in profile- These almost look similar, I’m sure you’ll notice this, but there are still some differences, subtle, but there, and I was out to record that.

3 sketches of an old man- Old faces are a delight to behold! One is able to really get into the form and structure of the face. It can also be a trap, because the face is so interesting we might not want to start on a new one and just wait till the model moves back to the preferred position. But it’s always good to keep two or three going on at the same time.

3 sketches of a woman day dreaming- It was a shame I didn’t start this one earlier. It’s one of those things that happen when we are undecided as sketchers. So I ended up rushing these. Can you notice the slight tilts of the head? It’s so subtle, but the movement is there!

3 sketches of a black woman with Brazilian hair-These are all of the same lady, she was sleeping and sometimes she’ll woke up too. As you can see from these sketches, the third sketch has her eyes opened. try doing this when people move, it’s fun, because you have planned ahead of time, you are ready to continue sketching in the new position. Here, I focused on three positions.

3 sketches of the same woman in 3  sleeping modes-This woman was really tired, she was swinging all over the place. At a point I really thought shew was going to bang her head on the window or just drop on the floor. She was really having a great time sleeping! I was really in full concentration when it came to this sketch! But I decided to focus on only two poses, the third one was never really finished (as seen on the far right)

2 sketches of the same man asleep- Sleeping people are the best to sketch! Sketching them is a total delight. They move too, as you can see from this sketch, but they tend to always go back to the same positions. It is then useful to wait and watch how many positions you want to focus on and then just keep sketching as they move into those positions.

2 sketches of a woman’s legs-This sketch says a lot about the world we live in today. This woman was right in front of me and FULLY engaged on her Smart phone. This made the sketching an easy process, while all other commuters looking on, were surprised at the sketching and her not knowing at all.

2 sketches of a lady standing-Standing people are very hard to draw and they move a lot, these are just two that I managed to sketch in a short period of time while waiting at Woolwich Arsenal Station. If you look clearly you’ll notice that there is a third attempt too.

2 profile sketches of a man. -These were done on the Bus. In this circumstance we are positioned side by side, facing one direction. It’s hard but I still want to sketch. So I have to keep moving my head to the side, and each time I look back, he seems to have changed. I don’t let this bother me, I just keep 3 running at the same time. The pose in the middle is the one he kept in most of the time.

3 Sketches of a Somalian man- These sketches all took 25 minutes and I noticed the man was moving in three different positions. It was a longer journey, so I had more time to finish the sketches.

2  sketches of lady standing on the tube-This was sketched while I was standing on the tube. This lady took two different poses and I managed to switch from one to the other.