Trials and Tribulations

I'm so excited by the improvements in my drawing. My gain in knowledge and skill is evident in my gesture drawings, long-term poses, and especially in comparing my third shell drawing to my first two. However, not everything we're learning in this class is coming easily or with improvement. I tend to struggle so much with the manekin muscle building. I'm not a talented 3D artist, but if I were, my forte would be clay. I love working with the palpable and earthy medium, but can't seem to do well with the small detail of the muscle building. This is why the manekin is so dissapointing to me. I know I can do better so I try too hard, then get frustrated with the way the thing looks, and end up giving up.