Figure Study from 2008 - Veronika Zemanova

This is a painting done entirely in Photoshop back in 2008. Photograph of the wildly beautiful Veronika Zemanova was used as a reference. They don't quite make them like that anymore... It was one of my more successful studies as evidenced by the result. Oddly, I don't think I ever went back and did more drawings of her despite this success.

I am trying to keep this website mostly clean so I censored the image.

This woman disappeared from the public scene after her modeling career, I don't think there's a good link directly to her online though there are many fan sites still.

Figure Study from 2008 - Luba Shumeyko

I used to do these studies a lot more when I first started drawing and actively attempting to improve as an artist. This drawing was entirely done in Photoshop. The original reference photo was NSFW, recently (2025) retouched to make it more internet and general public friendly. The model is Luba Shumeyko and you can search for her on the interwebs and find lots of cool shots. Besides the fact she is beautiful, there's something charming in the way she poses for a lot of her shoots, and the lighting used often appears to be very friendly for artists like me who are struggling to better understand the shape of the body and the anatomy.

I ended up referencing her figure and posing in other artowrks such as THIS one.

Other Figure Studies:

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.

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.

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!

Cowboy Pencil Drawing

At the time I made this it was one of my more successful drawings using a reference. Pencil drawing made in 2007, used a Marlboro ad as a reference.

Believe it or not, those used to be a thing... Marlboro ads! Oh how the world has changed, and not necessarily for the better!

Ashley Graham Portrait

Portrait from a photo of Ashley Graham, actress and model. She's pretty amazing.

This was done in 2021 entirely in Photoshop. I used to do a lot more of these practice portraits in the past but I've really been slacking over the years due to ... laziness?

Redhead Practice Study

Digital painting using a reference, done in 2013.