Drawing from life

Well, I've been making progress in improving my bodies. I really want to get better at drawing the actual bodies of people before I start my next comic project. It's bee frustrating, as I wanted to take a life drawing course but they cost money and I'd have to travel during rush hour. But then I found the answer (or rather it found me) in the form of a deviant art.

One artist I follow (whitetrashpalace, if you want to look them up) often does little "lessons" that I usually already know. But recently, they did one on drawing from life. It was very informative, and at the very end there was a list of references. One of those references was a book that I was able to find a digital copy of and skim over. I studied it for maybe 15 minutes and tried my hand at some new figure studies. I drew this:

 Well, mostly I drew the body first and added the head later. I'm pretty satisfied with my faces. And sure, I already know at least one thing that's wrong with this torso, but it's way better than anything I've drawn in a while!

I feel buoyed on by this improvement by just 15 minutes of studying, so I ordered the book from Amazon for a whopping $4.89 and it should be here within the next few weeks. Hopefully, sooner rather than later. 

So keep your eyes open for more sketches and hopefully a new comic soonish.

PS - Alternative Press Expo is this weekend. I'm excited! And sick with terror. XD Haaaaa...