Tuesday 30 June 2009

Multiple views

We thought it would be interesting to compare drawings by different artists of the same poses from different angles. Notable too is the difference in approach & technique.









Matt Jones




Kris Pearn



Matt Jones



Kris Pearn



Woody Woodman






Matt Jones

Sunday 28 June 2009

Welcome to the life drawing blog of the 'Arthur Christmas' story & art departments at Aardman Animation. We've been attending a class regularly at the Bristol Grammar School after work on Thursday nights. We thought we'd share a selection of the choice drawings to see how we all approach the same poses with different techniques & mediums.
Constructive criticism is welcomed in the comments section.


First up some warm up sketches by story artist Woody Woodman.



Nice loose pen lines with simple tone added with a grease pencil.


Most of us like to warm up before drawing the poses. As soon as we find our seats we start sketching each other, our class-mates & the models in their robes.

Matt Jones

Even during the break we continue to sketch. AFter warming up for an hour I always feel it's counter-productive to then stop drawing for 10 minutes. I draw those around me until the models return.