Figure Study from 2008 - Luba Shumeyko

I used to do these studies a lot more. This was entirely done in Photoshop. The original reference photo was NSFW, recently retouched to make it more internet and general public friendly. Luba Shumeyko is on Instagram or you can search for her on the interwebs and find lots of cool shots. I ended up referencing her in other artowrks such as THIS one.

Felicia Romero - Figure Study 2008

This is a pencil drawing done in 2008. The reference is the amazing Felicia Romero who used to be an IFBB figure competitor back in the days. Check out her IG, she's still going strong!

Here's a low res version of the original reference was from FLEX magazine. It's clear that I messed up the proportions but the drawing looked pretty good for my skill at the time. I don't know where this drawing is now, or how big the size was, but looking at some of the detailed highlights makes me think that this was actually larger than my normal half-page sketches.

Victoria's Secret Sketches from 2009

I used to do a lot of drawings strictly for practice, trying to learn how to draw the body and the face. This is another example of it. Pencil sketch modified in Photoshop.

This is also a pencil sketch that was modified in Photoshop.

Figure Studies - Bodybuilders - 2009

Since I like drawing muscles, I often study photographs of bodybuilders. It's something I've been fascinated with since I can remember. Amazing what can be achieved with training and some chemistry these days. Most people unfamiliar with bodybilding and the extremely grotesque sport it has become these days, simply don't know what's possible.

This man is a legend. Light weight!

Dennis Wolf had one year at the Olympia when he made everyone look silly. The reference photo I used for this drawing is from that contest. Too bad it went downhill from there for the big guy.

Figure Study 2 - 2008

This is another figure study drawing done for practice in 2008, used photograph as a reference.

Figure Study 1 - 2008

This is a figure study of a model from a photograph done for practice in 2008, all digital.

Portrait Sketches 2011

These are pencil sketches from 2011, some modifications were made in Photoshop to the second one.

Jamie Eason Figure Study

This was a digital painting made in 2007 for practice, using a photograph as a reference. Jamie Eason is a fitness model who became rather famous in the 2000s for her amazing looks and aesthetics. She's still around and looks great. I've always admired women with muscle, and this woman is aboslute perfection when it comes to appearance. Cheers!

Becoming

This is a digital artwork entirely done in Photoshop in January 2021. At the time I was working through a serious artist block, COVID was raging around the world and we were in lockdowns. Even though I was doing fine, I had a serious problem sitting down and drawing. For me art was always an outlet, to let my dark engergy and emotions go, and to do something not so destructive. But even though I could sense that I needed to draw I really struggled to do it.

So one day I somehow forced myself to sit down and draw, and this is what came out... No references were used. Little did I know that it would open a floodgate of art over the next few weeks and months.