Some changes I made to my submission after watching this. Also a PSA: I feel this needs to be said. WD40 isn't a lubricant. Yes, it is an oil. Yes, things do stop squeaking. BUT! WD stands for Water Displacement and is a penetrating oil. It's meant to force water out of places it shouldn't be, like the nuts rusted to the bolt on your bike that won't turn. Spray it on and wait a while and it will turn! You use it to free up seized up pieces that should move like a rusted hinge. It also strips heavier oils away, cleaning out oils that probably should be there, making it worse long term. What you want is 3-in-1 oil or some light lubricating oil. For things like ball-bearings in the wheels you'd use a light grease. WD40 would strip the grease already in the casing and you'd end up constantly spraying WD40 in to clear out and then when that evaporated they'd seize up again. Okay. I'm sorry, I just had to say something.

Thank you for this experience. Didn’t think I would have the patience to finish it. Or would be able to at all. Think I made a little step. 🐥 The photo accentuates the blacks too much though. The second I took from a distance and looks more like the blacks it has.

ummm.. yeah i am going to do it one more time and with better paper, i have to rush out fast because paper stopped holding darker graphite and started shining, this is canson mixed media, medium grain... i will try rag paper or something else. One more thing about this how to have thought process of not killing yourself while doing this, i am not joking this requires patience with calmness, i was frustated as hell.

It was a great lesson that combined everything. The starting tube was simple and amazing. It taught me that I need to simplify further, way further. My favourite part was how it looked a bit like Marshall at the end!

yo am i alone or someone else wanted to die while doing this, been working with demo since two days about to go 3rd freakinn day😾

Thank you Stan for this demo. Seeing it from a blank sheet to every “mistake” along the way and how you fixed them - that is how I learn. It isn’t “magic” like so many artists on Instagram who edit their videos make it appear. Every time you demo I think -this is why I’m here at Proko for this type of content and lessons. It’s real, and reaffirms that “mistakes” and experimentation are all part of the drawing process and how we learn. And thank you for using a real pencil and paper.

Thanks for this demo Stan - definitely seeing some different choices and thought processes that I should take on board - particularly re straights and curves when designing shapes. And designing big shapes then small ones. I've missed a lot and I can see a lot I need to catch up on! Its useful to see you take time with the block in, whereas I tend to rush mine and fix later but it makes design a mess.

Nice demo. I will do more attempts. I just have one page left on my sketchbook. And got 2 new skechbooks. Fancy sketchbooks this time! And decored with cool artsy stickers I bought from red bubble.

I absolutely love these long demos. They have changed my understanding of the drawing process. I look forward to quieter times to try following this process myself.

Very nice lesson. Thank you Stan! Looking forward to more advanced drawing.