Nude Male Torso Pencil Drawing

Here's a male nude I completed earlier in the week.

Colored pencil on paper - 8" x 10 1/2" (SOLD)

I'd like to get back into figure drawing on a consistent basis again. I've got to study, study, study if I want to make the dream of becoming a comic book illustrator a reality.

I've put it off far too long.

The way the muscles move and stretch, proportions, the skeletal structure. There's A LOT to learn to make my art better.

Close-up detail

When I scanned the drawing for this post several days later, I noticed small anatomical errors I didn't see the first time around! Uggh!

Cringing and feeling like an amateur, I was able to make slight tweaks to get the nude back where I wanted it. Thank goodness!

In the past I wouldn't have noticed such mistakes until months later so I give myself credit for spotting them sooner. To be able to see how artwork doesn't look right is a skill that needs to be honed too.

I've got to get the rust out and practice!