Hi Maulik
thanks, yeah I do a lil experimenting with colored paper every now and then, but obviously not enough 
Will try the white charcoal on black canvas in painter one of these days…
experimenting is what makes it so much fun I think. (as long as one is not afraid to “smash his face on the wall”, something I used to fear but nowadays I understand one can only learn from mistakes)
Looking forward to your next updates
Debbie, no you are too kind. Seriously your good words has filled me back with energy. I was really struggling today while drawing gestures of the male model. Initially I could do male figure better and now that I have started drawing more of female models it has become difficult to draw male figures. Well I draw whoever comes in our model session. But now I know I have to work more on male figure drawings. And you tell me such nice words at this point is really really helpful. Thanks a bunch Debbie I really understand that in art one thing that oyu need is encouragement. And my professor always tell us, life is too short dont be so much hard on yourself. Still I do 
Hey Johan, I dont know what effects will be in painter if you use white charcoal on black paper. If possible use some kind of rough fine textured paper. I wish to work in painter too, it’s just that I have to start and that is the most difficult task for me. I agree with you in what you are saying about experimenting. Related to that I like this quote “Failure seldome stops you, what stops you is the fear of failing.” Anyway all the best with the experiment
Hey Maulik, I’m happy to have encouraged you! You encouraged me too. I tried some gesture drawings yesterday. I worked on a different technique where you practice foreshortening differen’t body parts by using circles drawn in a spiral motion to create form. The pencil pretty much stays on the paper until you get the form of the body part you are working on. It was interesting but I need to work on this alot more. Keep up the good work in your class. Practice drawing some of the male figures using the master references in the ofdw workshops. This is something I need to do too.
Thank you very much Debbie
Here finally I got my work photographed.
This is the master copy I was working on, actually I had submitted this last Monday for critique. Known issues are short forehead and thin fingers. Any more suggestions welcome. Was done with only white charcoal on black canson paper. Original size 18"x24"
This is the drapery study we are doing. Black charcoal on medium gray canson paper. It’s still not done, shadows and some areas are still to be finished. Overall I am happy with this one.
And this is the current plaster cast rendering we are doing. I am king of not satisfied completely with this one. Something is wrong but I cant figure out, I kept editing it for a quite long time. But after those frustrating hours I realized that there is no point wasting time perfecting. Right now I have used only black charcoal on gray paper, but in the end I will add white charcoal as well.
hi theflash
great work, i like your gesture drawings they are very good. i’m still having a hard time with these kind of drawings myself. I’ll be following your thread. keep it up
itay
Hey thanks Itay, I am glad you liked my gesture drawings. Though I am still learning how to be better and consistent. The thing I find challenging is to find your own working strategy for drawing figures, even if it is gesture. Because you get only 1 or 2 minutes and you have to feel the rhythm of the figure and draw it on the paper. So without strategy it may turn out different on paper than what you see or feel. I am still trying to find the best way that suits me and freezing that strategy with lots of practice.
Here are some gestures we did in the life drawing class. Probably 1 to 2 minutes I guess.
comments and suggestions most welcome
Hi Maulik, that piece on black paper turned out nice! I think the right side of his face is a bit too wide and the shading of his nose causes a bit of distortion (his nose points a bit the wrong way). But it is a very good shading exercise. Keep going!
I see what you are saying, but it’s difficult to judge since the expression has pretty much pushed and pulled the muscles. Thanks for the comment though, it will be helpful next time I draw.
Nice drawings, Maulik. I like that you’re doing these on a toned paper so that you can add white to it. I love seeing people draw this way. Did you check out the site of Scott Burdick that I posted in my thread? There are some really amazing works done with charcoal by his wife, Susan. On a toned paper too, with subtle touches of white. Maybe doing some studies of her works would be agreat idea. Just a thought though.
Mmm, I’m so envious that you go to a life drawing class, I would sooo love to do that myself but nooo, there aren’t any where I live.
I should stop whinning about this everywhere, hehe, but it’s so unfair!
Haha, well, good luck to you!
Hey thanks Razz, I had seen that link but somehow missed those drawings made on toned paper. Thanks for the link I saw them amazing work, cant describe in words. I really love working on toned paper because it’s amzing how using the tone of paper itself making it a local color you can achieve great result with minimum shading. I am gonna post some more stuff pretty soon done on toned paper. With paper thing is that if you expose white more it makes it really bad becasue it is percieved as a highlight. Here it will be local color so it’s pretty cool.
Oh I feel sorry man, I know it’s unfair. Even back in India where I lived we dont have such life drawing classes. And so I was really lucky to have one here. But you can go out and draw real people with time you will learn a lot. Besides you are already doing great considering that you are really young, you are damn lucky man. I wish I had started pretty early learning art.
I am really bad at updating my thread regulary… But here are some of the drawings I did this quarter.
These are 20 minutes drawings from my college’s sketchclub.
(First one: Black china marker on blue canson paper)
And these are the drawings done with ink. In first page I also used water color and they are close to half n hour time. Others are quick 3 minutes or less gesture drawings with ink and brush.
Hey Maulik!
Great work man!
I really like the first image of your last post…shading is grainy and gives a good effect.
And the line drawings are also great coz you are drawing the figure using minimum lines which is a good practise!
keep posting…
Ratul
Thanks for commeing Ratul. The grainy effect is because of the paper texture and china markers.
here are some more.
First 3 again sketclub 20 min poses.
This one is long pose figure drawing class
All these are 3 minutes gesture drawings
Thanks Johan Even my professor liked the last one in blue That one is done with china marker
Here are completed drapery and plastercast drawings. The plastercast did not turn well in terms of proportions or likeliness. But somewhat I am satisfied with the final result. I learned a lot.
Comments welcome
beautiful work Flash
lot’s of volume in the drapery
and you did an excellent job on the lighting on the buste!
Hey Maulik!
Brilliant work!! 
You’ve progressed so much…The last two pieces show your advancing skill…real pleasure looking at your work!
Keep posting…
Ratul