November 1st- The Layered Figure

In today's class we will be examining, and analyzing the various layers of the figure. The three layers will be the clothed figure, the nude figure and the skeleton, all in the same pose. You will be drawing all three forms in the same pose and then figuring out how to best combine the layers into one single drawing. The scale of each layer must be the same. Below are some examples of past students solutions. This first example (three images below) was put together using layers of tracing paper to show each.

This next one used various sections of each drawing and combined them into one new drawing that had parts of each layer showing.

Here is another one that used tracing paper to create the layers.

This one placed all three on a single page and added text to give it a scientific illustration feel.

This last one used layers of tracing paper also (shown here with all three layers on top of each other) but added text (the names of all the bones) to help create a more interesting use of the negative space around the figure.