Less is MORE

some gestures...

And here's the long pose...

blahh- I cannot render shading to save my life, so chicken scratch everryyywherrree!
I think my problem is spending too much time measuring every angle.  So by the time I start to shade I have like 20 mins to finish... XD I'm trying to manage my time better.  Anyway charcoal pencil and I are not on great terms.

Here's my underpainting-sort of - for a self portrait- this will involve smashed car parts and me in the middle of the street