CONCLUSION
Now that we come to the end of this book, ask yourself what criteria a drawing must meet for you to consider it finished. I can’t answer this question for you, but I can give you my own criteria for a finished figure drawing.
When Is a Drawing Finished?
You’ll note that not a single drawing in this book depicts a figure with all parts of the body rendered completely, with equal amounts of detail and contrast. In many of my finished drawings, I have left off entire parts of the body. One reason I leave aspects of each figure drawing unfinished is because I want to proudly expose the fact that it is a drawing. Photographic realism ...
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