pugsloth's sketchbook

[pugsloth]

The problem in your witch piece imo, is that the character and the background are not connected.
The background is blurred and she is flying in the air so she has no contact with the ground, which increases that feeling.

If you put the character without the background, I would find it okay. (the wand is not rendered, she has no volume)

But otherwise, great improvement in your studies !

Thanks for the critique Fincks! Yeah I definitely agree, what would help connect them together? Maybe a shadow and a better background scene? I'll bare this in mind on my next piece :)

Your studies are looking really nice. Mileage will serve to only enhance your growing abilities.

I'd say if you're focusing on figures than volume studies with small annotations are your best friends-- followed swiftly by a similar study from memory to help you cement the mass of learning that just occurred.

Over all, good stuff! Keep pushing! don't wait for natural contractions! :D :D

Hey Einver thanks for the comment, by volume studies you mean like Bridgman's figure drawing where he converts parts of the body into geometric shapes?

I'll be posting more studies later, I'm hoping to start working through Michael Hampton's book on figure drawing, it seems to be pretty good :)