I recently got a new set of Aftyn reference photos and felt the need to rush out and try my newly developed figure drawing skills on them. With permission, I have drawn them as nudes. The original references are sexy but not nude, so this was also an exercise of imagination.
I’m pleased with the results. There were some real challenges to work through, including the usual facial likeness from a distance and hands, but also guessing about shadows and trying to make believable versions of the parts I was inventing.
There was a fourth drawing I’m not going to show you here. I overreached my ability to imagine what was going on behind a big, comfy sweater. I wasn’t able to make that settle into something convincing, so I scrapped it. There have been times I would take a setback like that personally, but on this occasion I’m just happy I pushed myself to test against my skill ceiling. I won’t break new ground without pushing back those boundaries.