Long Term Pose
We had our first long term pose at the Rivoli last evening, Stan the Man, the model and I did a 30 min and settled into this pose for the remainder of the three hours.
We started with a sitting pose, then Stan suggested that we put the model on a folding card table. I had my doubts that the thing would hold but she made it though with no problem at all. I’ve never been a fan of reclining poses and this one was no exception. I drew it twice, wiped it out, drew it again and finally got it on the third round. I had little time left to work on the modeling so I concentrated on the background and the props instead. It has a nice French poster kind of feel and I’m happy with the results. Not bad for the first long pose.
Prismacolor Nupastel on Stonehenge paper
Written by Daniel
Daniel Gill studied art with Joe Helseth and Bill Ransom in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began his career as an art director in 1983 and has been an award winning graphic designer-illustrator for more than 20 years. Daniel has taught illustration at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Georgia and at The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. He was one of the founding members of the Illustrators’ Jam which later became Raw Visceralia, an art experience at PNCA. Pastels were Daniel’s first love. Counting Gary Kelley, Edward Degas and Toulouse Lautrec among his influences. He discovered oils in 2006 and is currently working on the series, Connective Tissue.
Daniel lives in Portland, Oregon.