Life drawing online, 23 April 2024

Online life drawing with London Drawing: part 2 of 2. This was my Tuesday evening follow-up to last Saturday daytime modelling on Zoom. Once again the session was led by insightful artist and art teacher, Susannah Pal – Macclesfield Art Tutor.

The key consideration for this session was sustaining adequate lighting. On Saturday from 11am to 1pm we needed only sunshine through the window, but this evening we would need to make adjustments with the onset of twilight between 7pm to 9pm.

We started in daylight but I took the precaution of switching on my soft ceiling light so there would be some compensatory illumination when the sun began to set. First half pose times were 10, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 5, 10 and 18 minutes. Lots of dynamism.

At the break, I switched on a low voltage table lamp to my left, and a dazzlingly bright Magneto Lantern to my right. The intention was to ensure all-round radiance, but with an extra strong source on one side that would create shadows and add depth.

We ended the session with two seated poses on a chair; 20 minutes and 18 minutes. For the second we moved the camera closer for a cropping effect with more detail. In all, it was another highly enjoyable and instructive experience. I’m liking Zoom work!