Some studies

[Prometheus|ANJ]

Here are some female action pose studies from a silly comic called 'Cat Claw'. Less than a minute each. These figures are quite small, mainly because the anatomical parts doesn't have to be visible, and it's faster. I think quantity is more important than quality when it comes to studies.
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/junk/practice1.jpg


If I study hands, faces, torsos or whatever I fit about 20 on each sheet (A4/12*8"). Below, misc face studies.
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/junk/practice2.jpg


Some cloth studies. Actually the only daily cloth studies I've made. I should do more.
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/junk/practice3.jpg
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/junk/practice4.jpg


I don't really bother to make these artistic, I just scratch down what I see as fast as possible (perhaps with a little style tweak, it actually happens that I chibi-fy my studies). I suspect I should improve my line economy. Some ppl seem to be able to draw an entire figure with just a few lines.

[funkO_snacK]

they're great. finally, something i can contrast w/ my drawings.

[shaowei]

so great

[Chewy Muntz]

I have a question. Are you doing studies of women, because your too used to drawing men? I have that problem, when I draw out of my head it's usually male characters, and the only experience I have drawing women is when we have female models in drawing classes. Do you have a different approach to drawing women than you do to drawing men?

[Vader]

There nice, i find drawing female faces difficult and it is one of the problems i facing at the moment. I am consider drawing from magazines to help but its definatly something i need to work on, anyway cool work.

[Prometheus|ANJ]

I used to paint muscle guys all the time and realized that I couldn't draw females, so now I've practived female anatomy for a couple of years and need to catch up with male anatomy again....
When I draw males I usually vary the looks a bit more (giant jaws, wierd noses etc.). I do the female lines more curvy and swift, and more clean. I don't draw wrinkles around the mouth and rarely do any crosshatching/shading where the muscles go. I also try not to draw lines around everything (like smaller (.)(.) from the front or around the nose).

[Chewy Muntz]

thanks for the reply. I try to keep some of those ideas in mind when drawing females, but have some trouble. I just need to practice more.


CM