Project - The Clothed Figure

To start with, we were asked to do some sketching of fabric which had been draped across a chair.  This was to look at line and form, and be done in charcoal or soft pencil.

The next stage was an exercise in form and movement in a clothed figure.  Observing how the fabric helps and even exaggerates the movement of the figure.

I'm not sure I really captured this in my drawings.  In the first one, although my model has a blanket over her legs, it actually looks like her legs are not in proportion to her top half and the pose looks a little awkward.

In my second drawing, I think you get a sense of the baggy clothing with the model in a slouched position.