The first sketch, was of my husband at the table, typing on his laptop. It took all of a minute to do, thanks to the fact I was focusing on his form, rather than the intricate details of features. His position also didn't change much.
The second sketch was of my son. It's not as recognisable as a form, because he had his back towards me at the time, and was in the process of getting up - hence the sidewards lean. Kids are so unpredictable. I had all of 10 seconds (if that) to capture his form and so it's less accurate.
It's amazing how quickly a figure can be captured, just by filling in the shape, as opposed to the details. Once I drew the contours, I was able to sketch in some more definitive lines. While it's a relatively quick way of sketching, the longer the subject remains still, the more likely it will resemble a "natural" figure.
Thanks to Jasmine's tutorial, it was an interesting process to learn - and very quick too! Although I suspect I didn't do the tutorial real justice, as I did take my material off the paper - habits are hard to break, lol, and I did focus on drawing chunks of a person, which in essence IS a detail.
Even so, I still learned some new techniques.
