>>7728868
Thanks for the compliment. I do enjoy looking at collages more than just a before and after. It gives a better sense of the scale required to achieve something, even though most of my early stuff has been lost. And yes, the Weichun book is amazing. I particularly enjoy deconstructing the featured artist, and gathering whatever information I can learn from copying their works.
>>7728928
It seems like it, but for every drawing there, I've probably had to draw that two or three times. One head study could be repeated for hours until I could get my head wrapped around what I was looking at. It was very much a brawn instead of brain approach in the beginning, and I wouldn't recommend it. It almost sucked all the fun out of drawing, but I'm glad I stuck with it. The thing to remember is, this is merely a snapshot, and I have had to do countless of drawings, physically and digitally beforehand. The image shows one of my early successes from May. I didn't know what made it good, but I knew it was a step in the right direction. I was still very much relying on art style over skills, but a success is a success. I'm a bit sad about the fact I didn't save too much of my earlier works (the ones in dark grey) as they should be roughly 2/3 of the total sum of everything I've ever made, especially the sucky line drawings. Oh, well.