❤️‍🔥 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT ❤️‍🔥

Join theanimeinstitute as they host a live model drawing workshop Fri night at Creators After Dark! ❤️‍🔥✍️

FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD
8PM - 9PM
THE SOCIAL LOUNGE

Models featured: @spidergemo.bsky.social & ur_malibare

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❤️‍🔥 PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT ❤️‍🔥

Join @theanimeinstitute as the host a speed drawing panel Saturday Afternoon at Creators After Dark! ❤️‍🔥

SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH
1PM - 2PM
PANEL ROOM 2

Supplies included and no prior experience necessary! ✍️❤️‍🔥 🎨

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Did the drink & draw thing again with @b0wieblue.bsky.social ! T'was lots of fun. :))
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Coloured soft pastel on brown paper. Live model drawing.

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A life drawing from a few weeks ago. I stained the A1 paper with coffee and tea, and used soft pastel to draw. I do have work to do regarding anatomy & proportions. But I’m happy with my progress.

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From a long pose session last month @paletteandchiselchicago

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Recent evening long pose session @ palette and chisel

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It's another #barebacksidefriday, at least for me. #quicksketch of #denver #artmodel Jordan and 2 of Brice at @redlinedenver Showing the world the back of my drawing hand. #tgif #artist #figurativeart #nudeart #skincolors #anatomy #figuredrawing #livemodeldrawing #workinprogress #contemporarydrawing

Sketch from evening long pose session at palette and chisel

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Digital sketch from evening long pose session at palette and chisel chicago

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Man sitting, holding his foot. Pencil on paper.

Man laying his head backward. Sanguine on paper.

Live model session this evening, quite proud of these two

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Digital sketch from Friday afternoon long pose session at paletteandchiselchicago

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Digital sketch from Thursday night long pose session

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Digital sketch from long pose session #paletteandchiselchicago

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Drawing from last night. I had to give up on attempting to draw her face. Overall im very happy with the piece as it was my first time trying to do #chiaroscuro

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Digital portrait from long pose session a few weeks back at #paletteandchiselchicago

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Long pose digital sketch at #paletteandchiselchicago

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#quicksketch #figuredrawing #livemodeldrawing at #redlinecontemporaryart #denver Model: Darren. Become a member and it's free!

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Long pose digital sketch at Palette and Chisel

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Great Classic Face and Gorgeous Trained Body This pastel drawing ‘Model - 17-05-25 – 1’ depicts a woman with a great classic face and gorgeous trained body. All the more reason to capture her in classical realism. Donica is her name and she is a professional model and contemporary dancer. In fact, quite muscular and she can hold a pose, even extremer ones. However, we as a group decided to do only two long sessions of one hour each in the past. A walk in the park for our model of today. So we discussed two comfortable poses, both on cushions on a table. In municipal center ‘De Blauwe Tram’ it isn’t cold this time of year. Therefor we didn’t even have to put on the heater for her. Challenging Forshortenings There it was, a great angle from my position. A complete view on her facial features and chest with some challenging foreshortenings from the waist down. Just my cup of tea. The cloth she lies on was her own. A kind of black velvet with a nap. Getting the right proportions was easy more ore less. Capturing her exact facial features was a bit bothersome and she repositioned her arms a couple of times. Nevertheless, the final result at the end of this first session was satisfying enough. However, those foreshortened limbs weren’t perfect but I saw the potential to do more. A Whole Lot of Elaboration Back home I set out to elaborate this pastel in my studio. Studying the reference picture I took during the session I saw I could adjust the positioning of the arms. Not that I was completely wrong compared to last session of last month. It was only that she positioned her hands with a much wider space between them. Sadder but wiser I decided to erase what I got. Brutally redoing much of the hands, arms and even her head. Perhaps also a gutfeel that this final position was more aesthetic and pleasant to look at. Luckily for me I work quickly and soon I got the right proportions again. The result is a smooth finish. Maybe not hyperrealistic but even impressionist.

Model Session – 17-05-25 – 1

Website link: corneakkers.com/model-sessio...

Pastelon paper (48 x 62,5 cm)
Artist: Corné Akkers

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Digital sketch from Thursday night long pose at Palette and Chisel.

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Model did wonderful job of maintaining this long pose during last nights session at the Palette and Chisel

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Long pose drawing session at the Palette and Chisel with a wisp of fantasy tossed in

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Reclined Position This pastel drawing ‘Model Session - 22-04-25 (Jelco) – 2’ is the second pose of this month’s live model session. A reclined position to top it off. The first session took some toll on our male nude model. Surely he did a fine job, standing straight for an hour holding a stick. That’s a tall order but worth the pose. A strong one, almost a bit agressive and that’s always nice for a change. Women I depict are a lot lovelier mostly. Drawing men doesn’t come natural to me, even though I like to delve into the musculature. Then again, an artist should study many things and persons, regardless what gender, species or form. Troubles are Bound Reclined positions can mean trouble. Well, for many participants during sessions. To meantion some troubles: foreshortenings! They can be bothersome if not mastered thoroughly. Often my students draw what they know rather than what they see and therefor proportions are off quickly. As a trained artist I’m off the hook. Another trouble can be taking position right in front of the model. If you’re unlucky the body looks too much horizontal, leading to compositionary boredom. Luckily I managed to manoevre into a position looking at Jelco in a slanted way. Difficult enough because many body parts looked very foreshortened anyway. Take his left arm (viewed from us) for example. It almost looks ‘offish’, especially compared to the extended impression of the leg running across the paper. Corrections Big Time! At the end of this successful live drawing event I was content. However, I did not finish my pastel. Somehow it looked satisfying yet very rudimentary. Doubts with regard to proportions too, I guess. Back home I compared the reference picture I took with the live result. A totally different look and fear really hit me instantly. I think I was off by a mile it seems. But I measured it all out just nice and dandy, I thought. I know I did but the picture looked better.

Model Session - 22-04-25 (Jelco) - 2

Pastel on paper (48 x 62,5 cm)
Artist: Corné Akkers

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Drawing Mario at The Yard in Beacon NY. Inspiring model and good practice.
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Jelco Back Again This pastel drawing ‘Model Session - 22-04-25 (Jelco) – 1’ looks like one of those classic academic poses. With a touch of chiaroscuro though. Back in ‘De Blauwe Tram’ in Leidschendam we had male model Jelco pose for us again. Last time was in October 2024. Our group of live drawers and painters mostly consist of women. Therefor it’s only reasonable to invite a man over regularly. Luckily for us Jelco obliged us with his arrival. Slender, elegant yet muscular. Even though I’m a ladiesman myself I always can appreciate a model with clear set-off muscles. From an artistic point of view you can get hold of a subject and define wonderful planes to render. A Bit of a Letdown This having said the pose I had in front of me was a bit of a letdown. We had him pose on a makeshift pedistone. In order to create a more dynamic pose he holds a stick. This also enabled him to stand on the ball of his right foot. Inspiring enough but the letdown expressed itself in quite a boring lighting really. Aforemeant musculature became too faint, only showing in the scare highlights on the arm and leg. The pose itself was quite alright though. Consequently I knew right from the start I had to elaborate this pastel drawing further back home. So I quickly took a photo while the pose was still fresh. Live models tend to not hold their pose after a while. Ultimately Successful Back home I managed to beef up tonality in the picture by cranking up contrasts. That did the trick and now I was able to see more subtle shifts in tones muscularwise. Last but not least I removed most of the white negative space. That had become too white in an attempt to compensate for a lack of tonality in the body. At the end of the session I found it took chalcky, almost as if he was standing in a cold room. Finally all things were balanced out just fine. Not bad for a pastel done withing two hours.

Model Session - 22-04-25 (Jelco) - 1

Pastel on paper (48 x 62,5 cm)
Artist: Corné Akkers

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Procreate painting from the Thursday night long pose at the Palette and Chisel

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3 recent works by models Ashley and Bree at #artstudentsleagueDenver The 1st was a 2hr pose, 2nd a 1.5hr pose and 3rd 20min. #figurativeart #figuredrawing #contemporarydrawing #modeldrawing #femalemodel #artwork #denverartist #femalemodel #skincolors #nudeart #nudedrawing #anatomy #livemodeldrawing