So it went beautifully last night. We had quite the turnout. 14 by my count. The space worked out perfectly, and the night went smoothly. Thanks to everyone who came.
First things first, I collected $10 from everyone, and the model was $100. With 14 people, that leaves some extra. So we've started a fund to help us with this class. We could really use a model stand first and foremost. I'd love to put the money into improving our experience, first with a stand, next a skeleton for anatomy reference, some props, perhaps some still life materials if there's interest in a drawing class for people who want something a bit simpler than the figure. Thanks to everyone who has paid their change forward to the cause.
And a scheduling note: We will be doing away with the groups next week. I'd like to see how this goes. After a few weeks, I'd like to start theming classes. We'll do a class of mostly short drawings for animators, a class of longer drawings suitable for painting or detailed stuff, face studies, arms and legs studies, costumes, props, etc. So that will mean this humble website will be that much more important to keeping an eye on the schedule page. So watch the site. I'll be posting drawings from last night today or tomorrow.
Okay that title was melodramatic. Eight people showed up so it was a little easier to get around this week. Our model David was fantastic though, and I wish more people could have been there to enjoy his work. It looks like the folks who have been coming back more than once are seeing some good progress. Speaking for myself (which is what I do best), I'm getting more comfortable and not feeling as rushed or shaky as I was the first week. A few of us switched to conté. That's how sassy things got.
