Dar_Win: Thanks. Don't be jealous, drawing and painting are really all about practice. The more time you invest in it, the better you will get. Of course, "there are better ways to invest time than to spend two hours filling out a background", to quote Craig Mullins.
Just check this thread out if you don't believe me, I'm amazed the images are still around. Geez:
Aaanyway, draw to post. Some Loomis copies and stuff:
Employing the ball drawing method on references:
Some drawings from imagination:
Hum de dum. Perspective got a bit funky. I should really do more of these, and practice harder on capturing larger shapes and forms quickly:
More stuff:
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