Saturday Sketchbook

Helen

Uneven line work. but I like this pairing. Two similar seated poses—unplanned.

With a new model, I tend to go really slowly as I try to familiarize myself with the unique details of their anatomy. Sure, there’s a way to do an anonymous, expressive figure, never mind the details; but I want to be able to conjure an authentic likeness. I want to understand the true anatomy.