ballet dancer sketch #9

his is the last one in this series, next I will paint a series of dancers behind the scenes with strong lighting accenting shadows

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

y

ballet dancer sketch #8

I am so excited for this post, it is post #100 on my blog... feels kind of special...
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO IS SO KIND AS TO FOLLOW MY BLOG... or leave a comment, your input really makes me very happy

I discovered Posemaniacs a few months ago, it is a great reference for any position you wish to draw... they have thousands of figures posing in different poses and you can turn them around and sketch away...
I find it particularly useful when I want to draw costume illustrations that look as close to real life as possible...especially that you don´t have a model near by to sketch... http://www.posemaniacs.com/
try it and see how much fun it is
 these ballerina sketches  were not done using this link, it was copied from some photos I took some time ago

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

ballet dancer sketch #7

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

I feel that focusing on certain subjects to paint, developes my skills and ability to draw,  and discover techniques to suit each subject