My third pear attempt, after watching through the critiques. I feel like my pencil control, edges, and values improved a lot. I liked the overall volume more this time as well, though feel like too much information was lost on the right hand side - it would have been nice to show the little dip in and bulge out in a more defined way. I struggled with my hand leaving smudges on the paper, and was unsure how to work around this - avoid leaning on the paper with my hand? I also noticed that the previous pages in my sketchbook are smudging each other as they are pressed together as I draw. I wonder if anyone has any insight on how to approach these things? I also noticed that rotating my pencil so that the side not yet flattened by drawing faces the paper has a dramatic impact on the darkness and blending of my pencil work. I wonder if this is a hint that I should be sharpening more to avoid the pencil flattening out at all, or if I should avoid rotating the pencil? Do people ‘blunt’ the pencil tip after sharpening on a scrap of paper to avoid these distinct and sharp lines that are created by a sharp edge? If that makes sense? Any feedback very much appreciated!

Hello, here is my submission, il fill like a miss something everybody’s pear is more angled than mine if it make sense, and I don’t really see the shape on the inside in mine

Hello! I would love some feedback. Please don't hold back!

This is my drawing, it's my first time simplifying something, the proportion doesn't seem correct to me and neither does the shadow, but I can't correctly identify what I need to change to be "correct"

attempt 2 of the pear practice, critique/advice is welcomed!

Did a couple of 'pears' with different pencils and paper. I present the ones I think are ok-ish. Looking forward to input!

hi! here's a fast sketch i did for my pear, could anybody give me advice on how to make it more appealing/ make it look better in general? i know it's nowhere near as good as it could be, i myself see some mistakes in shape and values, if you see anything that feels off and know how it could be better please tell me!!!

Night and day difference between pre (left) and post (right) critique watch, I'm so pleased! They are of different pears so wasn't expecting them to look the same, but already the quality difference is huge. My biggest takeaway is that I have to go a lot more slowly as I build skills. I probably spent 5x the amount of time on the second drawing as compared to the first.

Just wanted to get some critique on my drawings of the pear here. Image on the right was the 1st attempt. Image on the left was me going back after a couple of minutes and trying to nail it down. Obviously a lot of work to do - but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I know it looks off, but I'm not sure how/what to fix.

OK so this is my third attempt on the pear . The last one is after seeing the critique video. Request a critique and suggestions please

Attempt after watching the critiques. Pear 2 this time with pencil. Found a 6B somewhere that felt pretty good. Found myself darkening the shadows like 5 times, and having a hard time with the lighter lights. But a lot more happy with how this one turned out than my first one (done in procreate, second image).

Before (right) and after (left) watching the demo and critique videos. I feel like i got the proportions better and the simplification, but still a lot to be desired. But it's really satisfying to see even minor process.

This is my second attempt, I think I did a better job separating the edges and I used a range of darker pencils to make it easier to get those darker ranges. I messed up a bit and bled some of the shadow onto the next page of my sketchbook lol. I also somehow forgot that I needed 5 ranges of light and used 4 instead. One of the things I feel I need to improve on is my shading, the unevenness and directional shading just looks wrong.

Hi all, This is my first sharing here and I am very excited to hear your comments!

I am grateful if I can have critiques even I am a free course follower. It will help me a lot for my progression.

I am grateful if I can have critiques even I am a free course follower. It will help me a lot for my progression.

I did this. I am grateful if I can have critics about my drawing even I am referring to the free course. It will help me a lot to improve myself.

BEFORE wachting this video / AFTER

Hey Everyone, I'm Chris and just got started with the course recently :) These are two pictures of the pear drawing before and after watching the demo. Would love to get some feedback on what I can work on to improve! I'm also trying to keep myself accountable so if anyone has a group/space to collaborate through the journey - would absolutely love to get in touch.