Nude – 2016-04-13

Back to Roundism

Part of the roundism series, a continuation of the ‘birth of new cubism series’. Albeit a radical different type of drawing the model is the same as in my graphite pencil drawing Nude – 08-04-16. Was that one rather sensual, slick and even surreal, this one is more in line with the roundism development as it stands today.

Flow and Blurry

As in previous drawings I liked to keep forms open in order to create flow. Besides that, I felt the need  to create a feel of connectivity between positive and negative form. Forms look a bit blurry though but that is not very bothersome. A correct use of tonal gradients in body forms takes care of a necessary recognition of the body and scene.

Tonality

With regard to the tonality I decided to create a lot of midtones and gradients thereof. This way the atmosphere feels rather soft. A couple of highlights in the body did the rest. Next to this, I kept the recognition of her face rather low. A better recognition would certainly create an unwanted attraction to her facial features rather than consuming the entire scene.

Technical Details

Graphite pencil (Pentel 0.5 mm, 3B) on Canson Bristol paper (21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm – A4 format)

Artist: Corné Akkers

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