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Charcoal drawing of an ear cast
My first cast drawing done at the Toronto Academy of Realist Art! After my four Bargue copies of increasing complexity I’ve graduated on to drawing from real life. But I’ve also been demoted to draw more simple objects again. The first cast drawing students do at the Academy is always of a simple subject before…
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My copy of Bargue’s copy of Holbein’s Portrait of Sir Thomas Elyot
This is my forth Bargue drawing done at the Toronto Academy of Realist Art. Students at the academy start by doing four Bargue copies before moving on to drawing from the cast, so this is my final Bargue drawing done at the academy. Each Bargue drawing we do is of increasing complexity, so this one…
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Figure Drawing Construct
Three hour figure drawing done at the academy. I used to consider three hours to be quite long for a figure drawing, but for students fairly new to the academic approach like me it’s just about enough time to get a simple construct of the figure done. All that time is spent measuring the figure, drawing…
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Long Pose Life Drawing
This is my second long pose life drawing done at the academy. The first time I attempted a long pose drawing was just after I started at the academy and I barely managed to finish rendering an arm before the time was up. I found all the measuring and the materials to be extremely challenging…
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My First Bargue Drawings
My first three “Bargue drawings” done at the Toronto Academy of Realist Art. Doing Bargue drawings is the common first step in drawing education at many art academies and is based on copying drawings made by French artist Charles Bargue as part of classical drawing course he made in collaboration with Jean-Léon Gérôme. The course…