Happy belated new year!

Hopefully 2014 will pan out differently than 2013 did.  I was going through some old works for posting a few of the more explicit items I've done over at Hentai Foundry. (This is my first attempt at posting there despite having an account since 2007 apparently, as anyone who knows me also knows I'm my own worst critic.  I've always figured my work wouldn't be up to their standards, despite seeing pieces and having pieces pointed out to me that were of lower quality than some of my own works.  Thanks for doing pushing me to try at least Doc Dweeb!)  Kind of nervous as my first initial submissions haven't been approved yet though though they've been posted for a day now. 
Anyway, while going though older works, I came across some of my old art school stuff, and decided to showcase some of it.  I was hesitant because a lot of it was trying to replicate things from existing works from anatomy books and such.  I decided to showcase it (despite not remember the text it was referenced from) because I think that as artists, we have to recognize and accept that our work will likely be copied in some way, shape, or form by those trying to learn, and all artists should attempt to learn anatomy and perspective.  (Admittedly, both still escape me sometimes, despite having been trained formally in them.)  Number 5 and 7 (the hands and skull) seem to not want to get posted thanks to some sort of error with Deviant Art, so those may have to wait for a bit. 
I can't stress enough how much Life Studies and studying anatomy in general helped in improving my art, and I recommend studying both even if you're going for an unrealistic cartoon style of drawing.  The important thing to remember when attempting drawing from life is akin to not focus on drawing an eye or a nose, but rather the lines and curves which make up the nose.  My teacher told me, "I do a good job of not focusing on one particular area until it's complete."  Basically, that refers to sketching a line or curve, then looking at another line and curve and how far it is away in relation to that curve, as well as the other lines or curves which make up the object you're drawing.  It's tough to do, and is still one of my weakest areas in drawing, but very satisfying when it turns out.  Of course, the biggest factor is to just have fun with it, but hopefully the tips help out or were at least interesting to read.