Another attempt at figure drawing; hopefully this is just another example of something I can laugh at in a few months. My drawing class starts tomorrow.

The subject is formerly very hot, now very dead Dorothy Lamour. Forgive the poor facial likeness; sketching with a blunt piece of charcoal doesn’t really lend itself to details. Don’t forgive the fact that her legs are about half as long as they should be; one of my worst habits is compressing things as I get close to the edge of the paper. I do that with writing, too.

Didn’t have a very good drawing night; computer problems prevented me from animating, and some attempts at “realistic” drawing with charcoal were horrendous (doesn’t bode well for my drawing class in 2 days). So I broke the emergency glass, and present to you this cracked-out possible Frenchman.

Was stumped about what to draw tonight, so I turned to a friend for suggestions.

Here’s lopsided Andy Griffith as Lonesome Rhodes in “A Face In The Crowd.” If you’ve never seen it, check it out; you’ll never look at Andy of Mayberry the same way again. Here’s a YouTube sample.

Edit:  Something was bugging me about this pic. I think it’s that I exxagerated one of his ears and not the other.  Better?

Just a little very rough animation practice. Actually, I just animated the first half of the yawn, but looped it back to the beginning, so as not to keep you in suspense.

And yes, I yawned the entire time I drew this.