March Figures at Art & Story Blog

March Figures

Published April 9th, 2006 in Life

For a few months now, I’ve been taking figure drawing classes from Karl Gnass, held at the Animation Guild in North Hollywood. Karl tends to throw a lot of ideas at us, which can sometimes make me feel like I am swimming in a turbulent sea when drawing. My sense of stability is ripped apart and there’s nothing but uncertainty as I try to grapple with the many concepts circling my head. However, I am determined to try and grasp at these various concepts, sometimes one or two at a time, even if fleetingly, and to abandon a prior “safer” approach to drawing the figure. At times, the effect can be that I shut down completely and stutter through my drawings and at other times, almost unconciously, some new understanding starts to shine through, even if just a little. It helps to have an inspiring model, too. As you will see in some of the drawings below.

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1 pbcbstudios Apr 10th, 2006 at 9:59 am

that top page is amazing!
2 Lee-Roy Apr 10th, 2006 at 11:41 am

Thanks! It’s interesting to see what people favor. It’s not always what I would expect. I really enjoyed drawing that male model, though. Really great poses. The female form generally is the more pleasing, though, isn’t it?
3 thomas Apr 16th, 2006 at 12:22 am

Hi Lee-Roy, nice drawing, i really like your doodles, especially coffee bean doodles.
You’re lucky for Lotte’s sketch, so sweet.
Thanks for your comment and link, i’ m going to add you now.
4 Lee-Roy Apr 16th, 2006 at 2:06 am

Hey, Thomas. Thank you for looking through the different posts. You’re welcome for the comment and link and thank YOU in turn! Also, Lotte’s sketch is now framed and it looks great!
5 Jeremy Apr 18th, 2006 at 11:48 am

You have some very cool stuff coming along. Sounds like you’re learning from some great people too. Cool! P.S Thanks for the stocking comment. Heh, I should’ve researched first and then drawn
6 Lee-Roy Apr 18th, 2006 at 1:02 pm

Thanks again for your comment, Jeremy. Much appreciated! Yes, I’ve been fortunate to have some great teachers and am always looking for more. I learn from looking at all the great blogs out there, as well.

About Lee-Roy

I’m a Storyboard Artist and Illustrator currently in Los Angeles, where I live with my wife, three cats, and several colonies of ants. My earliest memory is as a three-year-old, drawing a picture. About three decades later, the picture is still being drawn. It’s one I never want to finish.