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You would be much better of having a specific goal in mind rather than copying to extract something at random why make it accidental improvement when you can work smart.I know as artist we tend to think seeing is knowing but without though it just going printer mode and shutting off any real gain you could be making if you were deliberatly working toward goal.I know that setting goal is a big problem for most because it put them in front of something they might not have sucess in achieving but that shouldn't stop you .Failure is the only way to gain insight in what is being done right and wrong.If you draw something it important that you try to also apply it to your own personal work so that you in a sense solidify that knowledge and that your brain record that this is important information to remember but it a good start to draw from memory i think it just even better to find a way to practice what you learn into something you did yourself.

Avoid long stretch of only studying to see if you actually have learned something or if you were simply observing without retain what you saw.

Here one of my oldest post on forum but it still as relevant as ever i believe.

How to learn to draw and the importance of practical dialogue over mindless pratice
http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-4107.html

Hey dark — I do have a specific goal in mind currently, it's to be able to draw anatomically correct figures without reference. The figures from memory in my previous post were me testing what I know against what I think I know. I do understand that more work from memory will help cement the knowledge that I'm acquiring from the studies. Also I know what you mean when you refer to printer mode but this is exactly why I wasn't so precious on being accurate, otherwise I'm concentrating more on making a copy instead of think where the muscles connect and what they do, I can worry about being accurate in other drawings.

I will give your post a read later tonight, but thank-you for your reply. Also just for notice, the digital sketch I posted is from memory also.

Nice sketchbook so far, for shadows, I recommend trying to simplify them into shapes before rendering. That might help you out a bit.

Thanks Demon Lizardman (please legally change your name to this) — I'll bear that in mind, I'm hoping to push the last piece to its last legs so thank-you.