A series of fast drawings investigating the line and form

Then a very interesting and significant exercise exploring the mass of a body. starting from the core to the edges of the body first with the edge of charcoal stick then working with finer lines. Once the whole form is revealed then heavier marks emphasise the form

A long detailed full figure drawing followed, finding lines and edges of the body, and using tone and shading to find the body’s form and mass

I started to feel very confident in successfully measuring and finding the body’s structure, but soon found the shading left a very unsatisfactory drawing, interestingly I found the fast drawing was more effective and expressive and my considered drawing extremely poor. I will pursue a loser line and will continue my practise. I find the explorations in mass very interesting and will pursue this in drypoint