First, it's an amazing drawing!! Her hair is perfect. The only thing that jumps out at me is that her eyes are a tiny bit too open, especially her right eye. I know I do this all the time. It's incredibly subtle, but a tiny tweak like that in the eyes can really change the mood of the subject.

I've done a lot of sculpting of the female figure, but have never spent the time to get good at the male figure. I think one problem is that the male figure really requires you to know the underlying anatomy and muscle structure, while with a female, you can often get away with smoothing or blurring a lot of the musculature. Yeah, I know... it's cheating (not to mention lazy), but it's real. :-P Sounds like I need to up my game, and get me some decent reference photo sets.

Speaking of the PoseSpace photo sets, here is a sculpt I did recently based on one of the models. I took some liberties with the gown, but hopefully the figure has the same energy...

Question: does the 12DAYS code apply to pose sets?

Wow... I love the overall feel of the sculpture, and then down into the anatomical details, and even the way her glut muscles shape around the stool she is sitting on. I like the way you've randomized the surface texture to give the clay a kind of soft quality.

Working on sculptures, this time with terra cotta clay. So... did I push the movement hard enough in this one? ;-) (Work in progress. 9" tall. Not fired yet. We'll see if she makes it through the fire.)

Checking through the Pose Space site, and it has a LOT of great material!

Okay! A little behind here on my posts, but decided to come back for a second attempt at this sculpt. Also, working on doing a better job with the documentation. I obtained another PoseSpace set (Evae005) to work from. I tried the Da Vinci Eye app with some success, but found it most useful to grab a subset of the images and physically print them out to stand behind the piece as I worked. I went back to my earth based clay (Black Raven), which will turn pure black when fired. (One image included here as an example.) I didn't know how aluminum would respond in the kiln at 2,000°, so I used a wad of paper and tape. The problem with this was, it did NOT provide enough structural support to the clay, so maintaining the gesture was challenging (clay kept sagging under its own weight. :-P ) The photos here are of the clay just as it is reaching the "leather-hard" stage in drying

Interesting discussion on "what is art?" I've also wondered, "What is the difference between art and craft?" There is also a discussion about what is the difference between good and bad art.

Just found some more Al wire buried in a drawer. ;-) It's not heavy gage but stiffer, so may hold up a larger piece. (Says "Electric Fence" wire, 17 gauge.) Worth experimenting with.