Well I've finally taken the plunge. I got my first critique from 2000ad a few weeks ago, and their main areas for concern were my inking (no argument there, and I'm working on it) and my sometimes weak figure work...yet again, fair enough. So I've taken steps to rectify the hokey anatomy, and have found a local life drawing class run by Jimmy Johns.

Jimmy also has alot of comercial art experience, even in comics, and has already given me a few real gems of knowledge to point me in the right direction. Today was my first session, and I can really see this helping with my overall standard of artwork. After all, it's about time I stopped faking anatomy :)

My first effort:Second effort...and the one I was happiest with: