Rump

At Dr. Sketchy's in PDX last night, there was a one-pose drawing contest to win a cute cardboard stand-up by Miss Mindy! [link] I decided to BRING IT and so in the 20 minutes we had to draw her, I focused on composition. The two main focuses of the picture itself were the curves in the hips and getting the shoes exactly right. I also wanted to emphasize the flat whites of the bottoms of the shoes, since they stood out so much in the dark bar setting.

I used the set itself to help compose, choosing to keep the stool and the electrical cords in the shot. It really helps to ground the figure if you have establishing objects in a scene. Colors were picked for emphasis via contrast, and also for shadow effect. I restrained the highlights to give the shoes maximum kick. Colors and white are in china marker - the black is cretacolor conte. Also, the paper is smooth - the texture's printed on.

I won. \o/

8 1/2 x 11"