Because you can't practice enough from life (or in this case, a cast.)

Hunt 102 nib, brush pen.

It's all we've got lately.

    

Here are a couple of recent efforts in a genre that's over a century old:

   

According to Wikipedia, the term "pin-up" was coined in the 1940s, but the genre itself can be traced back to the 1890s.

Here's a cool vintage pin-up blog by a woman who collects old pin-up art. IllustrationArt also had a great post on the genre that lacks (maybe deservedly so) serious respect in the art world.

I've mostly been on a life drawing kick lately. My archive of life drawings has grown to an unwieldy size and the few that I think stand out from the pack are getting lost in the noise. So, I've added a new Figures section to my main gallery page, which features just a few of my favourites.

On a related note, processjunkie (AKA a blog run by Alberto Ruiz) posted an article featuring his favourite classic figure drawing books with handy links to download them in electronic formats.

Drawn with a nib and brush.

    

Most recent pieces from life drawing sessions:

Whatever other drawing practice one does, there just isn't a good substitute for drawing from life. These are a couple from my last life drawing session at TSA:

Might as well post another vintage figure while I'm at it. I was actually kinda pleased with the torso of this one, but I'm still not getting great results with my fabric and folds.

This DeviantArt member posts a lot of really useful public-domain vintage photos which are ideal to use as drawing reference.



I find these photos are great for lighting, poses as well as hand and feet, which the photographers of the time seemed to pay a lot of attention to.

Just a few quick ink figures to keep the blog alive.



This DeviantArt photographer has great reference material for figure sketching practice.