Anatomy Paint study

The only way for me to get better at painting is to practice now, practice, practice, practice.

First study of the night before sleep.

Although the canvas i selected for practice is rough, im going to gesso them next time to get that smoother feel....nonetheless its a good practice for paint handling, love the thicker lights but the values are still a little dull on the leg. To much of the same tone gives no illusion of form, so i've decided ot do little shape studies right next to the anatomy study.

Essentially, I am studying from the same anatomy book that i've spent the last 3 years copying from, there are black and white photos i am copying from, and just focusing on those to get a form of light and value and the greyscale format before i move to color.

I still have to juggle this between my other projects, spanish lessons, work, and trying to work out...life keeps my busy now a days.