This is my work so far on an assignment to hand draw a copy of a DaVinci drawing. It is painstaking work. And for the next step I’m supposed to make second copy, this time without looking at the reference while I draw! I can look at the reference before I draw, and I can stop drawing to check the reference again and see how my work compares, but I won’t be able to put pencil to paper while the reference is visible. And no measuring. Just thinking about it makes me tired.
I’ve also been getting a little more practice with figure drawing. Same parameters as last time. First, just capture gestures, then add structure and shadow, and, lastly, just draw the shadow shapes.
mind and heart 