Full house for Sian

Last night there was a record turnout of 20 members (including two youngsters) for Sian's tutorial on Character drawing from the imagination. 

The first stage involved loosening up, and responding to the mark, by developing images from "squiggles". We then developed characterful faces and bodies from often eccentric shapes, divided into 4 by 2 crossing arcs.

Sian then showed how to put characters in a setting, and described arranging shapes within a frame to make a balanced composition. She circulated a wide range of illustrated books and images for us to analyse and take ideas from.

Next week we will be developing facial expressions, and working towards our final pieces. Eventually, we'll post some of the final images here.