Personal art journey
I've decided that another method of practicing I'd like to use is doing digital portraits from photographs of people. I feel like doing this often will give me a better handle on how to render more realistic shading using my digital medium. It was clear from today's session, after comparing my initial sketch to the reference photo, that my sketched pose was much much too stiff. This was probably a result of doing straight up contours instead of starting with a gesture. It was also a good chance for me to use some different layer modes I've been trying out. I know this attempt wasn't the greatest, but it was better than my first and I know I'll get much better if I keep at it!

Art tip
Learn the names of muscles! It's really helpful when communicating to other artists that you're able to identify body parts by name. You don't need to learn every underlying muscle and its innervations. In fact, a lot of the muscles you deal with in art are the same ones that appear frequently in gym workout-talk. So at least learn the layman's terms for major muscles that are apparent when drawing anatomy. Here's a short list of some important ones you should have handy if you don't already
Trapezius (Traps)
Latissimus dorsi (Lats)
Deltoid
sternocleidomastoid (Sternomastoid)
Biceps, triceps, quadriceps (quads)
Gastrocnemius (calf muscle)
Pectoralis major (Pecs)
Serratus anterior
Illiac crest (hip bone, not a muscle but watevs)

Personal life
Commissions have been relatively slow lately so I'm gonna have to find a way to drum up some more business! In the mean time I applied to a medical scribe job at a nearby hospital with the help of  feun so wish me luck! Oh! and I got Overwatch for the PC. Been having fun with that~