Old MerMay pictures

I didn't manage to draw them all on models, but in May of 2017 I did manage to draw a mermaid dress (or bellbottom outfit - 'mermaid pants') most days, inspired by the 'draw a mermaid every day of May' challenge known as MerMay.

The green-turquoise one with orange accents, shown in the center here, is a particular favourite of mine.

First month's figures

Images from my 2017 New Year's Resolution attempt at drawing a person a day, January 1st to 31st.

Drawing and posing figures

Above is a general step-by-step guide to drawing a basic human figure (face omitted). Below are some ways to vary the basic idea to get different body types:

You can also have a column torso, an oval head, and stick-limbs with ball joints, if you're just making quick notes about how the figure is posed.

When I'm stuck on 'how should I position this person?' for figure-drawing practice or fashion illustration, I role a 20-sided die to randomly select one of these 20 basic poses.