CAUTION CONTAINS ARTISTIC NUDITY
These fantasy life studies are created from NO reference material, in other words, completely imaginary. It's challenging to achieve believability and appeal. Starting with a stick frame skeleton, then softly penciling in the anatomy, then shading and casting the shadows. It's tricky but fun.
Pencil • Conté crayon

Let's escalate the self challenges: Anatomy, foreshortening, drapery, light and shadow. Again, no reference material - Just figure it out on the fly.
Pencil • Conté crayon

Many studies of torsos and appendages because appealing people can be difficult to create but embrace the challenge.
Pencil • Conté crayon

Reference material was used to get the tiger's stripes correct.
Pencil • Conté crayon

Constantly explore new approaches.
Pencil