I used to draw men.
So... I used to draw men. I was pretty decent, and I learned to work really quickly and with a fair degree of likeness. I have not kept in shape, although I may get back into drawing one of these days; it feels like drawing is one of the things that's likely to come back, that I lost to depression. Some of the drawings were from photos in porno mags - I liked Playgirl best, because they had more full-body nudes with interesting poses instead of just look-at-my-dick and hot action closeups... although I certainly liked the hot action scenes too. This stud was from a Playgirl, and it's rendered in silverpoint - sterling wire stylus on a prepared ground. The dark line in the drawing is actual silver. The highlights are chalk. It was used a lot in the Renaissance, because the charcoal drawings usually used as studies were not as durable. I think this is actually the same guy - I don't remember his name, but I remember that I was absolutely fixated on his posture, and his tous