Finally got a moment to get this done (though I would have liked to add more cylinders). This is for level one and was done before watching the demo.

Guys... I give up.... I am not even able to draw the ellipse correctly inside/within (??) the square. And the second ellipse does not change in perspective... ?!?!

If you are like me and the major axis gives you major headaches: don't worry. Scott Robertson in his book describes how the minor axis is key to place the ellipse successfully in perspective. Nevertheless: I made a little animation to make it easier to observe what is happening with the major axis. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R4XWJ1ct1gI

There really should be a link to the store page or info about where to order the sketchbook in the video description section.

Here are my submissions for the level 1 assignment. This was a really fun challenge!

Here is my level 1 assignment. Some of these were tricky as I kept wanting to go for 3-point perspective due to the shape of the jaw with the downward-looking poses.

Here are my submissions, complete with awkward sinks. For the second picture, I decided to have fun and create an awkward bathroom.

Here is my level 1 submission. I’ve done the first 14 images so far (I’m left handed, so each page is right-to-left).

As I continue to work through these, things are starting to get smoother (and easier).

This took me about two hours, with a couple of different swings at the self-critique to see how things were going.

Does anyone have the timestamp (or failing that, the explanation that Stan gave) where then question was asked about having an issue with drawing the shapes “too flat”. I remember Stan saying something about the desire to make things look 3D if the shapes aren’t interesting enough, but I’d like to hear the full explanation again.

Submitting for level 1. It was a lot of fun, but I did find it a challenge not getting too detailed or smoothing out the shapes.

This is done before watching the demo. I wanted to spend more time on this, but family and life demands required additional attention (I’ll hopefully have more time later to do more of this sort of thing). Study was done after Glen Keane.

This was done pre-demo. I decided to try digital in addition to traditional. The order of photos is traditional hierarchy, traditional light/shadows, digital hierarchy, and digital light/shadows. For the second of each pair, I tried following the advice from David Finch (linked by Stan in the comments, responding to someone’s question about the proper way to make a heavier line weight).

Here are my level 1 assignments (all done pre-demo).

Pre-demo, level 1–I tried to stay true to Stan’s instructions: simplify and use curves for lines-of-action and straight lines for structure.

Did another drawing after the demo. I think that my shading is a bit cleaner, but getting the values dialed in is still tough for me.

Finally got to start on this assignment. I think I need to work more on aligning to the value scale (not pictured) and getting the correct proportions.