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While taking my first vacation in many years, I've completely overhauled the entire site. I have wanted to give the tools a more fitting home since I created them, and I finally, finally found a little time. Here's a taste of what's new: A critique forum A lessons & tips area where I can post the best ideas and anatomical information that is sent to me. Some of you are pros with much advice... Seguir leyendo →

If you're looking for a book of high-energy poses a real live model couldn't provide you with, this book could be the spice that you're looking for. Seguir leyendo →

Anatomy For the Artist by Sarah Simblet is not an exhaustive encyclopedia of anatomy. You can certainly get more complete books. It chooses instead to explore a few foundational areas of anatomy, and does an excellent job of it. It gives just enough depth to help obtain a more intuitive understanding of underlying anatomical structures and how they are useful for artists without overwhelming. Seguir leyendo →

Simply sitting down and banging out a few gesture drawings every day is a great way to stay in drawing shape, but it will rarely propel you to a new level of artistic achievement. If your goal is to simply "get better," your progress is likely to be slow and demoralizing. Studies show that people who get to be top in their field, from artists to computer programmers to Olympians, nearly all... Seguir leyendo →

Fixed a bug that caused the buttons to distort in size when using the tools in Internet Explorer.... Seguir leyendo →

Thanks to all of you who sent concerned messages during the downtime of the last few days. I didn't take the gesture drawing tool down willingly. My host had some kind of server melt down and absolutely everything was lost. While this was annoying for the gesture drawing tool, it was a disaster for my business. I've spent the last several days moving to a new host, recovering what I can from backup,... Seguir leyendo →

Apologies for the downtime today. I just transferred this site to a new server, and there were a few messes that had to be cleaned up after the move.... Seguir leyendo →

10 photos of the stunning models Jude Hart and Sarah Lynn Dewey being photographed by Juan Stevens 8 new photos from Markus J Ranum, including 7 new male photos.... Seguir leyendo →

13 new animal photos from Flamingsmores. The sizes are a bit smaller than I prefer, but they are some of the most clear and interesting angles of amphibians we've had yet. Plus, baby squirrels. Awww!... Seguir leyendo →

7 new animal photos from Vladimir, including some very challenging and adorable groups of kittens. If there's too many, just pick one to focus on for the gesture. And 22 new animal photos of all varieties from Amanda, who had quite the eventful trip to the zoo this summer. Thank you both for your generosity in sharing your animal pictures!... Seguir leyendo →