For this exercise we did a long pose and were asked to first consider the central axis before blocking in basic shapes and working up from there. I worked in pencil and actually really enjoyed the breadth of tone that gives you, though I felt a bit like I was returning to A-level and my drawing style of old; possibly that’s more due to feeling constrained by having to think about how I was drawing rather than just drawing on automatic. still, I do like the image and this more measured approach does seem to help with proportions even if it feels a little clunky – I’m sure that would alter with practice.
Flora OCA drawing 1 