Goldschmied

I'm trying to loosen up, as well as draw more from life or pictures. I tore out an ad for the jeans line Adriano Goldshmied because I liked the easy stance of the female model in it. She looked long and lean, like a fashion illustration, and it was a simple thing to translate. I like that it has some subtleties, because it wasn't really an extreme pose and so the nuances were important. I didn't want to do a very close sketch, just wanted to capture the attitude and see what I ended up with. I didn't even try to keep it tight as I just wanted to see what my style would produce. It reminds me of my older fashion work (circa early 90s), but much looser with a bit more fluidity. Of course, since it's digital, perhaps it could be even more fluid if I used natural media, but I want to be able to loosen up my digital drawing while still finding some sort of polish even when it's more gestural. I wonder though if I cleaned it up if it would become stiffer looking? I might have to try it later.

The comic book style is still coming through though. That face looks like a comic book face.