Matt's sketchbook

[Matthew M]

First digital still life; an Amiibo figurine from Splatoon. I buggered up the initial drawing, so I had to invent some areas. 

Also a couple studies from photos taken in New Zealand early last year. They were taken on the Routeburn track, near Queenstown. 

I recently acquired a copy of Loomis's Figure Drawing for all it's worth, but I'm not sure how to study it. I've read the first chapter, and I understand how the information is built upon things covered earlier in the book. Is the correct way to go about things just mindfully copying the drawings, or is it a matter of application of the knowledge to photos, or perhaps a combination?? I want to into figurative study, but I'm not sure how to go about it. Cheers