It's All About the Line

The joy of life-drawing for Fio is the line, and this sketch s one of her favorites. It's so simple, a one-line drawing with no shading, just that graceful curve of the model's body. We don't even see her face, which is unusual for Fiorella, who's basically a portrait artist.  (The perspective is also unusual because Fio, for once, snagged an up-close chair.)

Fio would like to tell you that she set up the pose, but that isn't how it works in a life-drawing situation.  There's always someone who's been designated to take charge, and he/she is the only one who communicates with the model. He/she also times the poses and is the one who suggests poses if the model doesn't have his/her own preferences--and some of them can be lulus.

If you're wondering, in Fiorella's experience, models were always treated with respect. They were regarded as professionals doing their job, and there was no shaming or chit-chat.

Anyway, enough of that--now for the drawing: