Searching form and line...

As you can see, search for form and line continues... A number of study sketches on (mostly) A3 size paper, using a variety of tools - compressed charcoal, dry pastel, hard compressed leads etc.

Many thanks to the reference sources for helping me with my studies. Some of the sources I've mentioned below, about the others I have no idea... wish I could credit them as well. But I'm sincerely indebted to all.

    

   

   

 

     

    

   



Refs by kind courtesy of Croquis Cafe, New Masters Academy youtube channels, and unknown others. Fourth from below is courtesy of Cinnomanangel in Deviantart (model) / Eric Boutilier-Brown (photographer). Thank  you!

charcoal bust etc

A couple of charcoal studies added...

A3, compressed charcoal on paper.
Ref image by kind courtesy of Cinnamonangel (model) in Deviantart, and Bruce Dienes (photographer).

A4 (approx), compressed charcoal on paper
Unknown ref image source - many thanks for helping me with my volume studies.

And a couple more pastels...

A3, pastel on paper.
Ref image by kind courtesy of Croquis Cafe

Lady with flute 2

Lady with Flute 2 - 30" x 22", Oil Pastel on  paper. The other one (Lady with flute 1) was in dry pastel.

Close up

Ref image by kind courtesy of Marion Skydancer in Deviantart. 

Figure Studies in Oil Pastel

Two figure studies in Oil Pastel

30" x 22", assorted Oil Pastel on paper.

Close up 1

Close up 2

Ref image by kind courtesy of Marie (marystk in Deviantart).

Study of 'Nature Revealed'

(I intend to add more studies to this thread... )
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Study of 'Nature Revealed', a 19th C sculpture by the French master L. E. Barrias.
30" x 22", pastels and conte on paper.