Live Drawing
The life drawing projects displayed in this page have been completed with graphite sticks and pencils, charcoal sticks and color pencils, in the beginning, intermediate and advanced life drawing courses completed at Los Angeles Valley College and Los Angeles City College.
For any questions, please send me an email ([email protected]).
The Copying from Old Masters Project
The Drawing from Single Models Projects
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The Skeleton and Muscles Project
The Relaxing Hands and Feet Project
The Person in Danger Project
The Two Models Project
Gesture Drawing Exercises
The Wet Drawing Project
Textbooks
Reference Books
YouTube Videos on drawing skills
- Burne Hogarth, Dynamic Figure Drawing, A New Approach to Drawing the Moving Figure in Deep Space and Foreshortening, ISBN 978-0-8230-1577-1, LACC Call No. 743.43 H678d 2002 (Edward Locke's Note: This book teach how to draw human figures moving in 3D space out of imagination based on the understanding of the geometric structures of human bodies. It is a great textbook used at Viscom 106 Drawing I at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College).
- David K. Rubins, The Human Figure, An Anatomy for Artists, ISBN 978-0140042436 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as one of the principal textbooks for all college-level life drawing courses from beginning to advanced levels).
- Giovanni Civardi, Drawing the Female Nude, ISBN 0-289-80090-0, ELAC Call Number NC 765 /C5713 1995 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as reference book for a beginning college-level life drawing course).
- Joseph Sheppard, Realistic Figure Drawing, ISBN 0-89134-374-1, ELAC Call Number NC 765 .S445 1991 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as reference book for a beginning college-level life drawing course).
- Michael Hampton, Figure Drawing Design and Invention, ISBN 978-0-615-27281-8 (Edward Locke's Note: This book could be used as one of the principal textbooks for an advanced college-level life drawing course).
- Stephen Rogers Peck, Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist, ISBN 0-19-503095-8, LACC Call Number 743.49 P336a c.5 (Edward Locke's Note: A good textbook, used in the life drawing courses from beginning to advanced levels at Los Angeles City College)
Reference Books
- Burne Hogarth, Dynamic Figure Drawing, ISBN 978-0-8230-1577-1, LACC Call Number 743.43 H678d 2002
- Carlos Gomes Cabral, Whoosh! 250 Ways to Get Motion into Your Drawings, ISBN 978-1-4380-0724-3
- Douglas Johnson, Art Models 10: Photos for Figure Drawing, Painting, and Sculpting (Art Models series), ISBN 9781936801459
- Kan Muftic and 3dtotal Publishing, Figure Drawing for Concept Artists, ISBN 978-1-90941444-0
- Ken Goldman and Stephanie Goldman, The Complete Book of Poses for Artists: A Comprehensive Photographic and Illustrated Reference Book for Learning to Draw More Than 500 Poses, ISBN 978-1-63322-137-6
YouTube Videos on drawing skills
Recommended YouTube Videos: Life Drawing Techniques
(Graphite, Color Pencils, Charcoal and Pastel)
Edward Locke's SuniSea Studio
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