On the contrary, I actually think that drawing someone you know makes it more than a drawing exercise. For instance, you mention that it "can be erotic" -- this isn't something that happens when you are simply drawing an anonymous nude model.
And artists need body types of all sizes and shapes and ages -- not to mention both genders -- to draw from. In one Life Drawing class I had, which met twice a week, we had a different model for almost every class during the semester. Men, women, older, younger, overweight, skinny, short hair, long hair, different races, different faces and everything in between. It's nothing but learning, and practice.
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On the contrary, I actually think that drawing someone you know makes it more than a drawing exercise. For instance, you mention that it "can be erotic" -- this isn't something that happens when you are simply drawing an anonymous nude model.
And artists need body types of all sizes and shapes and ages -- not to mention both genders -- to draw from. In one Life Drawing class I had, which met twice a week, we had a different model for almost every class during the semester. Men, women, older, younger, overweight, skinny, short hair, long hair, different races, different faces and everything in between. It's nothing but learning, and practice.
June 1, 2010 - 9:24amThis Comment
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