@snakker I appreciate the kind words and the advice. I tried to play around with line weight on a couple of them, but it was pretty inconsistent. I still think it could be a good way to handle it because that's how I would handle it if I was drawing traditionally. I'll try what you suggest on the next set of heads for Term 3 Week 1.
Would you happen to have a reliable source for those kinds of photographs? I've just been using what is available on QuickPoses (which I also use for my figure drawing refs).

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Wrapping Up Term 2 with Week 8
Howdy passers-by! Somehow another month has gone by and I've finally have done the assignments to a point that I am comfortable with. None of it is perfect, but "done is better than perfect."
Over the past several months, I have been working on restructuring my time and personal management systems. I've been removing distractions and focusing my energy only on those things that I feel are of deep value and meaning to me. And I feel like it is starting to truly bear fruit. I know there will be portions of the course that have to be done digitally, but I'm loving the feeling of making analog art.
I was really excited that Zbrush/Digital Sculpting was next because I was welcoming the change of pace, but I started Term 3 Week 1 today and according to the study companion and it's about clothed figures. Oh well, I'll try harder to stay current so I can get to that stuff sooner.

Overall, I am very pleased with my progress in the course. The lack of available time/energy has been holding me back. But the time that I have been able to dedicate has been very rewarding. Hopefully, some of the changes I have made over the last few months will continue to be worthwhile and I can get back on a quicker pace.

Cheers!
-Jim

Term 3 Week 1
The week was a blur, but I managed to do more this week than in week's past. I'm going to move on to Week 2, so that I don't get bogged down. I am going to carry over the assignments that I don't complete, so I'm hoping that I will be able to get caught up over time. The idea is that forward movement is what I need.

Clothed Figures Reflection:
This was the first time I've drawn clothes from reference since life drawing a looong time ago in college. It was challenging and very time consuming. I think the first three took me at least 3 hours each. I took my time drawing the figure and thinking about the shadows/highlights based on that form.

Head Study Reflection
These were rough. It is crazy how quickly I get "rusty" on these things. I'm hoping that at some point I will be able to rely on muscle memory and nail these. I did draw the same head three times because they were wrong. I've got five more to practice on over the next week, so I'm aiming for improvement AND getting those big eyes under control!

Ok, that's it for now!

Peace!
-Jim

Howdy all!
Week 2 has taken a couple weeks, but I'm not completely done with it, but I'm planning on completing it before the end of the week and then moving on to Week 3. This batch of practices includes some of the overdue assignments from Week 1.
Overall, I haven't spent a lot of time focused on drawing clothes and these practices aren't exactly great, but I am very thankful and pretty happy with doing these.

Daily Gestures

Dressing Up Models
Keeping most of these pretty simple.

10 Clothed Figures - Lineart

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Lineart Clothed from Inspiration

Lineart Environment form Inspirations

More Heads from Term 3 Week 1

Ok. I gotta split. I might have to take another couple weeks to finish Week 3 as well.

Cheers!
-Jim