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I recently had to reimage my computer, and I happened to misplace my cameras software… therefore I can’t really upload any images… but. I’m kind of behind on these blog posts so this is for class two weeks ago. At the beginning of class our teacher Amy Fichter made us all tape our drawing implements to something long in order to draw while standing far away from the paper. Holding the tool at the very end with your arm extended allows you to get away from your drawing. Also this allows you to stand as your subject is standing… or at least imagine what muscles they are using to stand/sit the way that they are. I liked this distanced approach to life drawing. At first I was kind of shaky and kept inching down towards the tip of my charcoal. But after a little practice I got more and more used to it. I liked how with this technique, since you are already standing away from your drawing you are able to see how the marks you have made relate to each other and to the model. And I like to lean back and forth when im drawing… just to move around a bit. Im not sure but I think that we had a lecture about the rib cage. This was a very useful lecture because the ribs (in my opinion) can make a drawing “cool” or crappy… I have always been interested in drawing bones, and the curve and intricacies of the ribs seem like a lot of fun to draw