Here is a selection of different types of life drawings, in no particular order, from the last ten years. I’ve never tried to find a consistent drawing style, because for me there’s no right or wrong way to draw.
Most of these are very unfinished, but running out of time is normal when you work with a live model in short sessions.
Coloured Lyra pencils
Conte crayons
Chalk, charcoal, ink, pastel
Willow charcoal
Lyra pencil
Compressed charcoal, conte
Willow charcoal, pastel
Graphite pencil
Conte, charcoal pencil
Ink, charcoal, pastel
Willow charcoal, charcoal pencil
Pastel
Willow charcoal
Conte, charcoal pencil
Willow charcoal, compressed charcoal, chalk
Lyra pencil, pastel
Willow charcoal
Lyra pencil
Willow charcoal
Conte, charcoal pencil
Lyra pencils, chinagraph
Charcoal pencil
Conte
Pastel, conte
Compressed charcoal, conte, pastel
Acrylic, conte
Pencil
Pencil
Willow charcoal. compressed charcoal
Charcoal, conte
Lyra pencils
Lyra pencil
Coloured pencil
Lyra pencils
Lyra pencils
Conte
Lyra pencils
Lyra pencils, pastel pencil
Lyra pencils
Lyra pencils
Willow charcoal
Conte
Lyra pencils
Pencil
Ink, conte
Pencil, chalk
Conte, compressed charcoal
Lyra pencils
Lyra pencils, chinagraph
Willow charcoal, charcoal pencil
Inkjet ink
Lyra pencils
Lyra pencil
Lyra pencil
Willow charcoal, compressed charcoal
Willow charcoal, chalk
Willow charcoal, pastel
Lyra pencil
Coloured pencil
Coloured pencil
Lyra pencil
Conte
Lyra pencil
Willow charcoal, charcoal pencil
Lyra pencils
Charcoal, conte
Willow charcoal, charcoal pencil
Willow charcoal
Willow charcoal
Pencil
Willow charcoal
Willow charcoal. compressed charcoal
Lyra pencil
Charcoal pencil
Conte, compressed charcoal
Conte, ink
Willow charcoal, charcoal pencil
Willow charcoal, charcoal pencil
Willow charcoal
Willow charcoal, compressed charcoal
Compressed charcoal
Pastel
Willow charcoal, charcoal pencil
In case you are wondering, ‘Lyra Pencils’, or more accurately ‘Lyra Farb-Reisen Color Giants’, are a brand of thicker than usual – 6.25mm ‘lead’ – wooden coloured pencils made in Germany, and they are much loved by kindergartens. They are fatter to hold and they draw with a very smooth and creamy feel. Most good art shops can get them for you if you order a box or two at a time. Or, they have a website, if you can read German, http://www.lyra.de.
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