Shaking off Rust because I do like Drawing

Jeez I need to size these down more. But yeah, I've been in a drawing rut for a bit so I figure might as well go back to basics! These are garbo but I gotta get the shitty ones out before I start doing masterpieces. 
Also I should start with an actual portrait canvas so I don't keep cutting off hands and feet by accident.

Happy to see it
I like the figures with thick lines especially :)

Try working on a larger paper. I like to use A3 paper. It ensures all of my figures are about the size of printer paper. 

Also, it is not a waste to work one figure per page. 

• You can always tone the paper and work with a more pigmented pencil. So, say you draw all your work with an HB Pencil. Cover the page with leftover HB graphite shavings, then work in reverse with a 4B pencil and above to create a longer pose on that formally trashed sheet of paper intended for gestures. Now that sheet has a pretty study drawing you're most likely proud of in your portfolio. It actually saves you on materials and encourages you to retry that pose again, but for longer and with more intention.

• When you make more than one figure on the page, it means you unintentionally start composing. That can massively get in the way if you are just trying to work out the details of one element that would otherwise be in a more finished image. This was a hard rule in my college classes, and I hated it for the first few weeks. But the results after this change where absoulty massive!

I hope this was helpful

All of the best,

JCML Fine Art

Oh! All of this is digital and I put everything onto one canvas so it's easier to look at. This is good advice regardless! I'll keep it in mind when I do physical sketches.