A bit of a change from my usual practice, I'm doing little colour studies from film stills now. I've attached the reference, so this can also be a bit of a quiz for film buffs.

I made a short, quick, and dirty explanation about how I approach lay-ins for a different forum. I'll post it here in case someone here will find it useful (or will be able to point to problems with this approach). Here are the pointers: - Use light, thin lines - A good lay-in already has the sense of 3d without any tone - Avoid continuous contours, always look for overlaps - Draw through the form - Think in 3d (study the skull, the Loomis method, whatever else helps) - Make sure the outline has the same feeling as the original (I failed at this step here) - Center lines are your friends - Always check and re-check alignments and basic proportions

Life's responsibilities have increased significantly for me over the last few days and I will not have time to post much at all. 😭 But hope remains! I am in the process of setting up a larger drawing desk in my studio space so I may resume the practice of drawing with my arm every day, in combination with my typical digital approach which relies more on wrist movement. 😀 In the meantime, here is a Lara Croft study I made from photo reference of the actress Alicia Vikander. I am not seeking crit on these, so I have not provided the reference, I am just sharing my current process. The figure drawing process imagery shown here represents a fairly typical approach for me, using as it does a constructive approach to the figure inherited from Loomis, albeit in a comic character illustration rather than a realistic figure drawing. I wonder if you can spot the additional influence of Steve Huston. You guessed correctly. I started each figure sketch with three (s - curve) lines. A centre line and two other gestural lines to indicate the width of the torso and to show the action or story of the pose. Which colour combination is your favourite? All the best with your daily practice everyone. :-)

Just keep practicing ❤️✍️🙏

@Dan Hudson Fantastic portait. The drawing and values are very good. Keep progressing. Finish the hair on this one and also master copy a Velazquez head