"life study" by Brian D. Nealis

I have to really think when I'm looking at this, that the position must've been rather new perspective to draw. With her arms raised, her ribcage expands and so forth. Interesting. This piece is educational.

Beautiful! Your grasp of human anatomy is flawless. What medium did you use? It looks a bit like conte crayons or charcoal. Those white highlights are lovely.

Great muscle tone, I like the way you picked ou the ribs.

very accurate life drawing... mine all turn out horrible

Great proportions and muscles. I think the torso is fine. Some people have very long torsos (sp?), and her stretching like that would make it appear even longer.

*pops in* Ok Im here! Where is it....?? OOOOO. Hey, great view. Seriously, really really great view--back's are probably some of the most challenging areas of the figure because of the musculature. Great model too (was she really that skinny? O.O) Hm, I can see why you phrased this "the girl in the floating chair," eh heh. Several things, though: I think perhaps you could've pushed the shadows on the body a bit more, or following the core shadow as it trails over the body to really turn it and add more volume. The structure is WONDFERFUL. OOO. *shivers* M, but I think the ribs are a bit overdone though. The ribs are "padded" because of muscle, so you really don't see the bony areas, unless she was inhaling for a long time. Again, be careful of the white; be selective as to where you want to place it or your figure might turn a bit chalky. Let the tone paper breath, =) *sucks in breath* *lets out* WHEWWWW, =) Ok, ooops, went a bit too far, sorry dear, =p But overall, this is a solid study, and you've got a really nice line quality (composition is GREAT). ok, that's it for now, great work!

Good job, heh, I can't draw people for anyhting... I can't draw anyhting for anything heh, good job... I need to try some of that myself.

Damn...someone get that woman a double cheeseburger, and quickly! Supersize the fries...

Seriously though, that's a very nice rendition, you did a good job on that one, even if your model was a bit underfed.

Excellent body study!