Yeah the proportions are a bit off. Also the energy is missing that we can see in Prokos drawings.

Hey, my English is not that good. So I tried to translate my text using 'ChatGPT'. Hope it makes some sense :) I've only done the beginner tasks so far, but I found the advanced task so interesting that I wanted to try it out at least once. For the first image, I chose a goldfish. It looks like I dressed the fish in pieces of cloth. I was very lost in the design process and much of what I drew is quite illogical, but I had a lot of fun during the process. I also tried some other animals. With the otter (second picture) I tried to pay more attention to creating a nice overall picture and to draw my lines more clearly. After all the attempts, I realized that I became more relaxed while drawing. The mouse is my last drawing. Before I started looking for reference pictures, I had a clear idea that the mouse should be an "adventure" or at least fit into that theme. When I made a sketch with a mouse with one eye closed, I immediately had the association with the character "Guts" from the manga series "Berserk" by the artist "Kentaro Miura" (an absolutely outstanding manga! Unfortunately, I cannot recommend it without reservations because its dark and explicit content traumatized me a bit at the time. But from my point of view, if you can handle it, it's the best manga for "Dark Fantasy" genre.) Although I know that many proportions are not correct, I am surprised how much I like the result. I see good progress in my work and understand how practicing with the previous drawings affects my current skills. It is very rewarding and motivating for me to notice this. Please write your critiques. I am very grateful for your opinions.

Tried to commit to the line by not erasing when I felt like I had made a 'mistake' not sure if it ended up being too messy though

I had so much fun with these. Drawing lines like a samurai drawing his katana made me feel more confident, even if I still had some hesitation at times, especially in short curves or small details.

Day 12 - thought I'd capture these spring tulips before they'd all withered. I should draw more flowers, drawing this gave me such a nice feeling, and it was somehow very relaxing.

Hawks

Had a hard time with the boots and started getting into too much detail with snail. Going to try the advanced stuff today and tomorrow.

I tried doing both. I eventually had to stop on the portrait because I was trying to blend too much.