Second try. Tried to start with a better cropped reference so I could use negative space around the image to check proportions... still had to correct several times. Next time will rely more on measurements relative to features in the face...

Several iterations - I'm bad at this! Will try again with another picture.

Some more animals after watching the demos... Getting the hang of iterating different exaggerations and distortions...

Some quick attempts after watching the demo, much easier once you've seen a solution!

Attempts before watching the demo, pretty difficult at first to get out of the "just draw what you see" mindset, felt like I was getting the hang of it more by the end of the 15th hippo or so

Sean Briggs

Sean Briggs... Tried to get some of the looping lines. Need a thin eraser to get the white on black lines I think...

Level 2 practice on some real world forms

One using line weight to emphasize importance, one using line weight to emphasize shadows. This was really fun!