In these sketches I was trying to draw in a more angular fashion, rather than the curvy, scribble style that is my natural tendency. Why would I work against my natural style rather than with it? For starters, it was to try and complete a sketch with fewer lines, as I think I tend to draw too many. (That's another worthwhile exercise: experimenting to see how few lines you need to draw to still convey the figure.)
Then it was also as practise, prior to doing some copies of drawings by Egon Schiele, who drew in a very angular way.
Then it was also as practise, prior to doing some copies of drawings by Egon Schiele, who drew in a very angular way.