Semester One: Conte Crayon (haaaaaaaaate.)
Semester Two: Chalk Pastel (luuuuurrrve.)

Couldn't find the pictures of the first semester models. 3: Anyway, they looked something like that.

A: Andrew lounging.
B: Monochrome study of Lynn, whom Prof. Rackley had dressed up as a cat.
C: Arm/ Chest study.
D: Mody/ Muscle/ Frame study.

(I can't remember the names of the second semester models, so we'll call them Model 1 and Model 2. ><; )

E: Profile of Model 1
F: Headlight -Model 1's face was blocked by a light. So I incorporated it.
G: Model 1 lounging. Yay failed foreshortening!
H: Completely mellow croc hunter. 3/4 view of Model 1. And I gave him an alligator.
I: Face shading/ lighting study of Model 2.
J: 3/4 view of Model 2 wearing a sun hat. Minus the hat. :/
K: Lounging profile of Model 2.

For me, Figure Drawing was all about learning. All pieces were done as STUDIES, not with the intent of producing wonderful complete works. (Though I wish my professor could have seen eye-to-eye on that strategy...I guarantee you that I learned and retained %100 more ability in using this class as an intensive study class than if I had made my goal to make these look polished..)

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Well this is a little late, but I am nothing if not a procrastinator.

A big THANK YOU to *Parchmentheron for convincing me to take Human Figure Drawing.

This is a compilation of my best from both semesters. Before the first semester I knew NOTHING of human anatomy. I am an animal person (obviously) and have just never had much inspiration for drawing humans. However as part of the trade I plan to go into (and really -any- trade involving illustration), I knew that it was absolutely imperative that I gained a good foundational understanding of the human figure. And moreover, I also understood that I needed to learn the human anatomy in order to better my own style.

..which frankly I thought was next to impossible. I'd [i]never[/i] been able to draw humans. Especially [i]realistic[/i] humans. (eeewww...><; )

Let me tell you, for the first good three or four months of that damned class I walked out every night feeling like [b]SHIT[/b]. Anatomy is so frustrating to learn, and when you're sitting in a class full of people who've been doing it for 30+ years, it can outright make you want to throw your hands in the air and give up. But that was because I was [i]learning[/i].

Come the second semester, I nearly shat myself when I figured out what I could do when I applied everything I'd learned in the first.