I played around with the boxy shape of the capybara before arriving at a rounder onigiri shape lol. I’m not sure if it simplified it too much for this exercise but I love her round little body

The penguin was actually the trickiest one of the bunch

First attempts, before watching the demo vs second attempts after watching the demo video. (Second attempts have the dates at the bottom) The biggest difference I noticed is the attention to detail in my boot laces. And also the general shape of the snail.

Two questions: 1) how do I empty the staedtler sharpener once it gets full? 2) is the hole on the bottom for storing the extra white bits?

Here is my submission for level 2, using toned paper as the lighter mid-tone

Here’s my level one submission! I used the background of the paper as the lighter mid tone

Couple of unfinished and one finished.

Introducing the continuing adventures of Johnny Socko U7. These are from my imagination.

Testing the pencils XD!

I have been sketching every day since the new year and trying to use readily available tools. I liked the advice not to be too precious with our sketchbook. It is liberating!