Art Nudes untitled Quickposes: pose generator for figure & gesture drawing practice Figure Drawing References - Aurora Jeanloup Sieff (1933 – 2000) was a Master French photographer Born in Paris to Polish parents Jeanloup Sieff (1933 - 2000) began shooting fashion photography in 1956 and joined the Magnum Agency in 1958, which enabled him to travel extensively. Settling in New York for much of the sixties he worked for Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle, photographing celebrities such as Jane Birkin, Yves Saint-Laurent, Rudolf Nureyev and Alfred Hitchcock amongst others. Sieff won numerous prizes including the Prix Niepce, the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in Paris in 1981 and the Grand Prix National de la Photographie in 1992, and his work is housed in many private and international collections. Sieff is heralded as one of the great international photographic talents of the last half-century and has left an undeniable imprint on his generation. Prolific in many fields, the variety of his imagery highlights his broad artistry, ranging from fashion, nudes, landscape and portraiture. "I have always maintained that there is no such thing as art.
CGNZ - New Zealand's digital art community • View topic - Figure Reference Workshop 05 - Aurora ~ Not safe for work, nudity ahead ~ Every 2 weeks, around the 1st and 15th of every month, we will be posting a new Figure Reference Workshop. There is no closing date for these, and they will be open to anyone at any time. As more of these workshops accumulate, you will still be able to go back and do any that you've missed. There are no rules! You can use any medium you want – Pencil, digital or even human fluids on hand-stretched canvas O_o - it’s up to you. Thanks to mjranum for this week's stock images. La photo de nu : première séance Souvent imaginée, la première de vos séances de prises de vue est d’une importance capitale. De son résultat – moyen, catastrophique ou prometteur – dépendra souvent votre avenir dans la photographie de nu. Il importe que ce premier contact avec la réalité vous permette de réaliser au moins deux ou trois images que vous signerez avec plaisir et montrerez avec fierté. Pourquoi si peu d’images ? Vous avez déjà fait cette première séance et obtenu le résultat que je viens d’évoquer ? « Pose pendant le stage » Enzo, modèle @rtis, photographiée par les plus grands photographes de nu. Des revues intéressantes ? Ce guide a pour principal objet de vous éviter ces déconvenues, comme le fait de ne pouvoir montrer à votre premier modèle qu’un ensemble de photographies que je vous laisse qualifier car l’adjectif que j’utilise lors de stages est un peu trop cru pour être écrit. Mentez pour ne pas décevoir. « Mais c’est un mensonge ! Assurément ! Pour réussir la première séance Équipement Check-list
pose library for figure & gesture drawing practice Share your work at The Official Quickposes Thread on conceptart.org. Procedure Grab something to draw! For a special list of images go to Challenges. Note: Challenges are always 20 images each session. Examples I believe Ryan Woodward is one the best artists when it comes to figurative gesture drawing. Tips Draw the essence of the pose first and work on details later. untitled