life drawing with colour

our most recent life drawing class involved using colours. although we've been having weekly life drawing sessions for almost 2 months, this was the first time we were ever able to use colour in our work. i was very excited to do so as i believe that colour is one of the most important components of any piece of art as it can set the mood and bring attention to certain parts of the image. we began by using pastels to suggest colour and tone within our studies. i enjoyed using slightly odd colour combinations for my drawings and i believe the effect that it creates is very effective and it grabs the viewers attention. we were asked to draw directly and were advised not to sketch the outline before we began. this meant that in a couple of places my drawings are a little out of proportion as i was trying very hard to focus upon the colour. however, i don't think it particularly detracts from these studies but i think if i had longer on each drawing i would definitely pay more attention to proportions in order to make them look a little better. later in the day we switched models and began working with ink washes as well as pastels. these studies are a lot more loose and i was trying to just suggest a human form rather than capture it in great detail. i think these outcomes are very interesting as the contrast between the pale ink washes and vivid colours of the pastels is effective. i really enjoyed working with colour and am looking forward to spending a little bit longer on our studies in the weeks to come. we only have a handful of life drawing sessions left before our 10 week course ends but in the weeks to come we are going to explore using paint and drawing software on iPads, which i am really looking forward to!