behold, my first time tracing a reference photo ever. ideally i would like to look at references instead of trace directly off of them, but i was strapped for time this evening. we will be in la for four days so i will probably mostly be posting sketches from my notebook...wanted to get in another digital sketch while i had my ipad on me. i think his limbs still look over-long, but i probably messed with the waistline a bit too much and caused that myself. it's interesting trying to draw his face in a more regular real life shape...i am so used to his exaggerated profile. when designing his character, i specifically went for quick and easy to draw recognizably - his jawline, his hair shape (top of head and bangs), and his nose. then the uniform was designed in a similar way; a bunch of straight lines in the right place make for a recognizable olss uniform. i'm interested to try realistic drawing styles with him more.