There are many ways to practice drawing. A very convenient source of things to draw is sculptures. For example, sculptures in a park. If that’s inconvenient, try photos of sculptures. Specifically, Michelangelo’s sculptures. All forms are dramatically worked out by him, as if for a drawing lesson.
For my drawing class I brought in photos of Michelangelo’s Bruges Madonna and his figures for the Medici tomb. Photos of these works are readily available in books and online.
The Bruges Madonna (above) offered abundant challenges in rendering curved shapes convincingly. The Medici head (left), seen from below, presents a frustrating foreshortened view of the face. Both challenges were admirably met in these two student drawings.
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