BACK... to the Figure! (Patreon)

Look, coming up with a new title for each of these posts is a chore, you're gonna get a few dad joke titles in there.

We had my pal Annie in last night! And Annie is SUPER thoughtful about her poses - she knows I prefer to get the feet and knees in there because I want the challenge. She knows I LOVE foreshortening (getting it right feels like a magic trick!). And she knows I HATE drawing... backs.

But she knows I need the practice. So, after some 5-minute warmups...

... she gave us... HER BACK.

(The one on the right was my first sketch, which I used as reference later for the values; the little one at the top left was the second one I drew, to be used as guidance for the FORM, because I wanted to exaggerate the pose a bit more.)

I got some pretty good process shots this time! For once, I liked my final sketch better than the earlier practice sketches.

Final scan!

So, here's how I DIDN'T completely fuck up the back this time: I have this little post-it note on my lap board that says "pay attention to the SHAPE of the HIGHLIGHTS," and that note has been there so long it's become as unnoticeable as the brown grain of the board. But, this time, I paid attention to it.

Here are some close-ups for ya.

I was REALLY happy with that foot on the left and the little smidge of blue at the ankle! That felt very right to me for some reason.

The process shots I took miraculously lined up very well, so I made a tiny video of them all together and posted it to my figure drawing Instagram account (yes, this is my go-around for not understanding video file formats, sorry!!). Go give it a look if you wanna see the piece grow before your very eyes!

Oh, and of course, the original's available for sale. Remember to use ARTNERD50 at checkout for your 50% off!