Various Studies and Speedpaints.

I finished a bunch of studies this week, learned quite a bit from them especially in regards to obtaining a better understanding of the human body.  First up is a portrait for a friend.  It's not entirely finished as I wasn't 100% satisfied with it, but it was great for practice and I'm quite pleased with the colors. 

 

Steps:

Here are a bunch of photo studies I did, roughly an hour each:

Some movie still studies:

Some Studies.

Study of a statue done for practice.  Although I consider portrait painting my strongest skill, I feel like I can use more practice on more difficult and foreshortened angles, hence this study.  Here's the WIP if you're interested:

Another statue study.  Below is the WIP:

Figure study.  WIP below: