E.M. Gist life drawing/ Updated 9/20/10 post 196

**E.M.GIST** · January 31st, 2006, 03:07 PM

UPDATED! in post 196 on page 7

Here are a bunch of life drawings, mostly demonstrations from my classes at Watts, but there are a few longer drawings as well

20-25 min fig demos

Some longer figure drawings 2-9 hrs

20-25 min head demos

2 hr head drawing

5 min quicksketches

various random demos

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**glikster** · January 31st, 2006, 03:12 PM

pld:

**Main Loop** · January 31st, 2006, 03:18 PM

most impressive, i saved a few of these.. quick sketches are very nice. i especially like the design shapes in qs5min8..

**timpaatkins** · January 31st, 2006, 03:20 PM

Wow, incredible! You make me wanna take more Lifedrawing right now! And its 23.00 hrs here... Beautiful stuff, please keep posting!

Cheers TIm

I just checked your site, and had an eyegasm all over my computerscreen...

**USER777** · January 31st, 2006, 05:05 PM

fantastic stuff! MOOOOREEEE!

**silverslash** · January 31st, 2006, 07:21 PM

jesus Erik...what are the chances of luring you out to the east coast>??

looks like your really hitting a stride with serious momentum, im so glad i got the chance to learn from you.

later,
Jose

**DSillustration** · January 31st, 2006, 07:52 PM

killer stuff, erik!

**strych9ine** · January 31st, 2006, 08:26 PM

I saved the whole thread. Beautiful.

**Pixeldragoon** · January 31st, 2006, 11:08 PM

What medium is that? It's incredible.

**CreationEdge** · January 31st, 2006, 11:29 PM

There's no way in hell you made those that fast.

That's it. I'm going to have to kill all you guys and steal your talent from your souls! MWAHAHAHA

Seriously though, these are sweet. I'm taking a Life Drawing class myself, and I have neither the control over charcoal, technique, or skill to pump out that kind of stuff that quickly.

**Dizon** · February 1st, 2006, 12:16 AM

GREAT job! I enjoy that shadow pattern study of the old man.

**E.M.GIST** · February 1st, 2006, 02:12 AM

Thankyou everyone, I really appreciate it. I have not posted in awhile and allot of my illustration work is still under NDA so I thought I would post a bunch of life stuff. Anyway...

patdzon-Thanks, I'm glad you like it

CreationEdge-Stick with it, in the end it really pays dividends in professional work.

Pixeldragoon-Conte 1710 B charcoal pencil on smooth newsprint

strych9ine-A huge compliment

DSillustration-Thanks Dan, man I wish I could make it out for Art Out Loud

silverslash-Great to hear from you Jose. East Coast, not bloody likely.

Lim- Thaaaaaaaanks!!!

timpaatkins-Then I have succeeded

Main Loop-I am honored

glikster-

**Matt Smith** · February 1st, 2006, 02:27 AM

hey erik, these are all really awsome, of course ive seen many of them before at class. you are going to finish that one of van next monday right? I cant wait to be full time at watts soon...

**|NTeRN** · February 1st, 2006, 03:40 AM

Originally Posted by E.M.GIST

If you and Chris (the model) had a baby this would so be him. - JetPack42

Very cool Erik. very glad i was able to see about 90% of these take place in person. the head drawing of Van with his hair down is too freakin cool. anyways see ya in class tomorrow

**ChrisMayernik** · February 1st, 2006, 03:46 AM

very impressive. Gosh it's 3 am here and I've been drawing all day but after seeing these I just want to keep on drawing. I could HONestly DIe because of your drawings.... THat powerful.

**tinyhands** · February 1st, 2006, 11:50 AM

amatuer

**E.M.GIST** · February 1st, 2006, 01:22 PM

Hey Matt-Yeah I hope to finish it monday, then I will post it here
Intern"the other white Matt"-Thanks man, your stuff if blowing my mind
Chris-Great compliment, I checked out your site... NICE!
tinyhands=shinyhair

**silverslash** · February 1st, 2006, 08:14 PM

[QUOTE=E.M.GIST]

DSillustration-Thanks Dan, man I wish I could make it out for Art Out Loud

silverslash-Great to hear from you Jose. East Coast, not bloody likely.

[QUOTE]

lol, where do u think art out loud is??

make it out to art out loud? sheet you should be in it.

-jose

**Jedmo** · February 1st, 2006, 10:14 PM

Wow, thanks for posting these, they're really great. Really makes me anxious to take some classes at Watts. I'm planning on moving out there after I finish my BFA in June but I want to go now. I've been waiting long enough. Well thanks for sharing and I look forward to taking classes with you when I get out there.

**|NTeRN** · February 2nd, 2006, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by E.M.GIST

Intern"the other white Matt"-Thanks man, your stuff if blowing my mind

oh snap thanks Erik. oh BTW why not post the quick head sjetches ya did of tiny hands?

comon i know you want to show everyone

**tinyhands** · February 2nd, 2006, 02:21 AM

Originally Posted by |NTeRN

oh snap thanks Erik. oh BTW why not post the quick head sjetches ya did of tiny hands?

comon i know you want to show everyone

He will do nothing of the sort if he knows whats good for him...

**E.M.GIST** · February 2nd, 2006, 12:55 PM

Jose-Society of illustrators is like the U.N. its nuetral soil, not technically east coast. No just kidding, I love the east coast, I am just so happy to be teaching at Watts that I can't imagine going anywhere else to teach. Plus my wife hates the cold. Though I am hoping to make a trip out there in the next year to checkout the Met again, and go down to PA to see all the museums down there.
And as far as being in Art Out Loud, that is very, very flattering

Jedmo-I look forward to it

Mat-Those are for my own private use

tiny-oh, I know whats good for me!!!

**Fl3wk** · February 2nd, 2006, 01:00 PM

How many models do you have at your disposal? Our college just as a middle aged female <.< we need a male one too I think.

The 2 hour one, did the guy actually sit there for 2 hours straight?

**E.M.GIST** · February 2nd, 2006, 01:14 PM

If I had to guess I would say 15-20 different models, but we use mainly 10 of them, and no he would sit for 20 and take a 5-7 min break.

**B-Man** · February 3rd, 2006, 02:53 PM

You just poked my eye out with those drawings! Damn...

The values in those life drawings are great! I'm trying hard to get a good flow like this in my life drawings. I've been so hung up on comics I lost focus on whats important. I will study your drawings if its ok?
Great stuff. Truly inspiering!

**TheYellowDart** · February 6th, 2006, 06:28 PM

Erik, you've obviously upped the ante in the last year since I've been there...

All I can say is...shit, that's some awesome stuff man! Great to see you posting here with those other watts dudes as well.
-Kyle

**sve** · February 7th, 2006, 11:45 AM

Ahhh. How much I love charcoal, nothing is better than this medium for me. I just adore those deep, exciting, appetitive shadows it produces. Soft and straightforward to the most in the same time. Such a agreeable and expressive tool.
Hello, E.M.GIST, the same kind of excitement I went through when I read your advice for me in my thread. Very thoughtful and given in such a clear comprehensible form. I appreciate it very much and very, very grateful. Thank you so much.
You have very rich style. so many gradations of black and grey. Maybe that's why I like the charcoal drawings so much, they depict life in all its richness. Your drawings are bold and velvety soft in the same time. Sharp, loose manner is balanced with soft shadows. Striking mix. Very straightforward and smoothing in the same time.
My favorites are

http://erikgist.com/images/forum/figdemo2.jpg I like the soft play of light in this drawing, how you show sweet friendly nature of the model and all this feeling of current spontaneous moment. Lovely piece.

http://erikgist.com/images/forum/figdemo3.jpg very interesting in contrast to previous one. the girl was draw in in much lighter gentle manner, the man is much rougher. The first one was playful and lighthearted, this one has pondering mood.

http://erikgist.com/images/forum/figdemo4.jpg dreamy girl and kind of time stopping effect in this piece, And it's kind of strange considering those fast dynamic strokes.

http://erikgist.com/images/forum/figdemo4.jpg Wonderful softness and dynamics in this drawing. My eyes just following all these wonderful folds and twists of the fabric. Very soothing too.

http://erikgist.com/images/forum/fig2.jpg Volume is very enjoyable

http://erikgist.com/images/forum/headdemo3.jpg I could guess the personality of this person from your drawing. I think she is very patient and calm person. Didn't lose her integrity through all her life. Probably has a very nice, quiet manner to talk and interact with people. Doesn't talk much. Introvert. I might be hugely wrong

.
So thank you so much for sharing your art with me. Hope to see more and more.
Sveta

**Molly** · February 9th, 2006, 05:22 AM

...absolutely love these, thank you for sharing. I was gonna ask a few questions, but they have already been answered; also, the life drawing demo/tut in the other thread is very informative. Its always good for the brain to read up on methods for life drawing. One day I hope to pop over to Watts and draw with you guys; the technique taught is highly desirable and a beautiful style...(also, I know its nice and warm over there...)

Mollyx

**|NTeRN** · February 9th, 2006, 02:14 PM

dont forget we can see the ocean from the parking lot at Watts. only about a 5-10 min walk to the beach itself.

**P E N Ricklund** · February 9th, 2006, 02:23 PM

Wow, a must for me to save

Thanks for sharing.

Hugs!

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