Here's my first attempt at the lay-in. Looking at some of the other submissions, I can see that I put too much detail into the clothes. I should have just blocked them in with simpler shapes. I also got the overall scale off and had to crop the image at the bottom.

Here are my attempts after watching the demo. I had to really simplify the crab to keep the number of shapes within the limit.

Here is my study of Scott Wegener, the illustrator of the Atomic Robo comic series. I found it to be a good study because it reinforced the CSI method and the discussion on line weight. I like Scott's drawings because they're very clean and he is able to suggest form with very few lines.

This assignment was going to be great fun, but I found it exceptionally challenging in the end. I guess something to think about and try again.

Here is my submission for the drawing from imagination assignment. The rough sketches and reference photos are also included. I spent a lot of time trying to work out an interesting pose without losing the distinct characteristics of the boar's body. The first couple of attempts ending up looking more like a bull than a boar.

One my wife said: "This car looks like a shark" and here we are :)

Level 1, part 1 of the CSI assignment. I'll do the shoes next. Feedback greatly appreciated!

Here are my before and after drawings. The hand and the penguin’s body and head shapes were challenging to draw. I would appreciate some feedback. 1, 3, 5 are before. 2, 4, 6 are after.

Here is my second attempt at the exercise after watching the demo. The first time I was being too hesitant. This time I tried to focus on getting strong lines down and worry less about proportions or clean lines. I think the hand turned out much better. Not so sure about the VR girl.

Here is my attempt at the hand. I still haven't been able to get the proportions correct, although it's better than my first two attempts. I think I might be overthinking it for this exercise. I need to watch the demo to see how Stan approached it.

First attempt at the penguin and VR girl. The penguin turned out okay, but I don't like the VR girl. The proportions are off and the lines aren't very clean. I'll try again after watching the demo.

I was surprised my hand turned out ok. I have never been able to do those well. Also, I struggled with the ellipses in vr_girl and just left it out.

Fruits attempt! I'm so happy to start this course that I've waited a long time to purchase! Don't hesitate to give me some feedbacks :) Going to do the portrait, see you!

I don't understand how to 'see' where one value ends and another one begins.

Here's my first attempt at the skeleton. I may have put too much detail into it.

I fell for the details and got too caught up in the drawing part. But I think my lines look good.

1st and 2nd Portrait Project. !st one was done quickly before watching the Demo and Critiques, the 2nd one was after. I took my time with the 2nd one. A tough concept! Onto the next lesson soon!

Level 2 exercises prior to video tutorial. By the shear fact of showing up I already feel improvement from yesterdays drawings! I'm loving these exercises. It's taken a long time to address furthering my drawing skills! I can't imagine what was holding me up!! Probably a core fear of being rejected by the tribe...well, you fail ahead of time if you don't face the page!

Here is my first attempt at the camel. I wasn't sure how to handle some of the cast shadows around the head.