Proportions
The overall proportions are accurate, but this is something I've practiced over the years. I used to draw an over-sized head on my figurative drawings, and over-sized eyes in my portraits. A conscious effort was made to correct this problem and it is something which is more natural now. But, Lucian Freud's earlier drawings were depicted with over-sized features, so I shouldn't complain too much.
Form
To create form I did try to imagine my dad's (the sitter) muscle and skeleton; particularly the angle of his spine. In the seated drawing, there is more curvature in his spine, which is noticeable in the hunch at the top of his back. I also had to pay close attention to the shortening of his left arm, which I rendered to push back in to the distance. I didn't want his arm to look as though it was sticking from the front of his chest.
In the standing drawing, his spine is obviously extended... It was useful to consider this and the central axis noted in the 'Stance' exercise.
For my third picture, due to my dad's time constraints, I had to go back and work over my preliminary drawings of my son sleeping. I was considering drawing my son, but he is four and a half, so for the seated and standing poses, any period greater than a couple of minutes would have been near impossible.
There was an interesting problem with the third drawing that was the teddy bear laid over the top of his arm, obstructing all but his hand appearing from the other side. I had to visualise and draw through the bear to ensure his hand appeared attached to his body.
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