While feeling the bones, he attempted for the first time to establish a mental model of the leg's skeletal structure using his imagination.
"This could be a different kind of figure sketch," he mused.
He quickly walked to his desk and began writing his findings and insights in a notebook.
Having mentally sketched a rough idea of the bone structure through his recent tactile exploration, he was able to summarize his findings unusually quickly, and within minutes he was back on the couch.
After discussing with Ai Lan, he had her choose a comfortable posture to sit on the sofa, then he started drawing.
As soon as he started sketching, Li Shi immediately felt the impact of his tactile exploration.
He found that having an understanding of the bone structure gave him more confidence and precision when he was portraying the figure, facial expressions, details of the legs, and other external features.
