Here are my pears before and after watching the demo. I think you can see which one is which.

It took me a bit to figure out why simplifying the image was important and how to use it in the later stages. But now I get that it's all about nailing down the right composition and getting those proportions spot on. These are my first tries, and I'm looking forward to giving them another shot after I'm done with the course.

starting from zero! Not very good but super excited to see what I can do after some practice!

before and after watching the demo. Second time I put emphasis on better proportions. Please give me some feedback, thx