Drawing a woman: Implied weight

When the female model returned, we drew her in a way that would focus on weight and anatomical structure. This first drawing does have this to an extent but also has some errors to it. As this was a quick drawing, I had to make sure that the implications were all there without a great amount of detail. This worked well as the bent nature of her body does imply that she is leaning on the pole. Her legs are very straight also which, even though was how the model was standing, takes away from the realism of the drawing and makes the form more rigid. The shadows on here convey depth and form too and even though it isn't the most interesting of poses, the individual elements such as the positioning of the hands and the slightly arched nature of the back all work together to create an effective piece.   

The conthroposto of this drawing is what makes it stand out. It adds to the weight of the drawing and the realism of her position. The way the hand rests on the edge of the table makes the pose believable. Continuing on from the form and shape studies that I did during the still life part of the module, the texture of the table cloth only enhances the overall drawing without taking anything away from the model. The muscles on this model are interesting to observe in this position as the contortion of the body provide a new take on the now stretched abdominal and oblique areas. I like this drawing as it has successfully conveyed the elements that I had been trying to achieve during the lesson. The sfumato effect came out on the implied edge of the table as well and the pose and different levels of shading make it so that an implied line can be created from the middle to the top.