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The Bather

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The Bather, a sculpture by Albert Toft in the Victoria and Albert museum.

I'm on a roll with these sculpture sketches at the moment. Just sharpening the eye with a bit o' academic drawing.

2H and B grade pencil on A2 paper. 5.5 hours drawing time over two sessions.

[edit - CENSORED. Buh?]


Oh oh! Tagged as mature by a member of staff? Aren't I a naughty boy!

Well excuse me, the sculpture is on general public display in one of the world's greatest museums, through which the world's visitors of all ages pass in their tens of thousands daily. This is merely a technical study, focusing on proportion, tone and form, of an object that is quite obviously a lump of porcelain. What's this compared to a large bulk of stuff that goes unchecked in the 'artistic nude' photography section?

For this drawing to be rightfully labelled 'mature' you'd have to be telling me it's wrong for children to visit museums and galleries. This strikes me as odd, especially as there must have been over a hundred kids, in school parties and with their parents, who looked over my shoulder during the time I took to draw it!

The only reason this irks me is because I can't now show a perfectly innocuous study to anyone without an account. This is a significant limitation. I think DA should re-define the rules such that moderators be allowed to apply intelligent discretion rather than just being blindly officious about any hint of nudity. Anyone submitting a complaint should be asked to specify a well reasoned 150 word report on their issues with the content.

I utterly fail to see the grounds for disapproval. It's a false, petty prudishness. I guess the Internet makes it's own rules.
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heely's avatar
hehe i have a picture of that same staute in my gallery. awesome drawing dude