Capture the primary forms

At this stage, the most crucial principle is simplification. Here I am blocking out the primary forms. Again, I’m not following my sketch precisely as I still want to have some room for changes as I go. Even if I had a reference in front of me (which I don’t have at this point in the process), I would still try not to copy it exactly but to capture the feeling of the pose. And this eventually allows me to reinforce the gesture I had in my sketch. As I progress, I tweak some proportion issues.