The problem here was the torso and abdominal region. I tend to add in about 6 inches to an extra foot of space between the chest and pelvis. Amy showed me where her view of the lines would go in the darker line on the pelvic crest area. It's difficult to see this large extension until the whole piece has been drawn and you step back to see. It did feel too long though.
This pose was one of my more successful drawings because I feel that I composed the model properly. I feel that the foreshortening of her right arm and abdomonial region was handled well.
This was about a half hour and focussed on foreshortening. I struggled with the area of the body that was invisible to my view yet I learned to work with lining different body parts up.
This was about an hour long pose. The muscles were very defined and tight so it made the drawing process easier.
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One thing I notice in a lot of the drawings you have recently posted is it seems you start drawing the figure then realize it wont completely fit onto the picture plane so it is forced to fit. It seems that some of the legs and arms seem much to short in proportion to the body. This also could be related to how you were saying the torso is too long, but this is an observation I have noticed. I struggle with this as well at times. One thing that helps me is putting faint horizontal lines where limbs of the body would end to help remind me when I am drawing to not go past or above that point.
I can really see the improvement on your proportions in these drawings compared to your earlier pieces. The foreshortening on the piece that you can see the top of the model's head is fantastic. I really like the way you broke the body down into shapes. Great line quality as well.
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