My anatomy and gesture studies are going well. I have finally reached the lower body in my studies, and am currently focused on the humerus, tibia, and fibula. In my gesture drawing sessions, I’ve been challenging myself by showing more movement with less lines. I am also trying to improve my accuracy and hand-eye coordination. In doing so, I find myself drawing poses up to 5 times in a row just to be able to understand it. I implement different methods from different artists to keep myself well rounded.

After looking back at my gesture sketches, I found a pose that would work great for the next piece in my series. I also watched a video from the New Masters Academy called “How to Nail Composition” which has given me more visual tools with which to compose an image. Here are more notes, value studies, and color studies for the piece.