The 1st one is the Pre Demo version. The 3rd is the Post Demo sketch based on the BlueJay. Definitely was a little more loose this time with more flowing lines. But looks like I jumbled the proportions. The red pencil helps. Request critique please and suggestions if there are any improvements and points to works on.

Tried again with some other references

This was quite a fun exercise! Unfortunately i made, some mistakes regarding the proportions . I'm not too fond of the penguin and as you can see , the finger alignment of the hand also have some issues .

These were so much fun to do! These are my before demo sketches 💕

Finally got around to doing the VR girl after a 2nd round and a rough week. I like how this turned out much more, although I could only find bad drawing angles for the circle thing lol

This is a before and after penguin. I changed over to coloured pencil to try to make me think more before i put a line down - not using a rubber. i also tried doing a thumbnail sketch since i often get my sizes/ scale wrong, and i hoped that might help.

Post demo attempt, decided to try it with a reference from my breath of fire art book

Before & after the demo, drawing along with Stan really helped me see what matters in this assignment

After following along I wanted to have a go at sketching a seal on my own l since I'm obsessed with them

Before and after with demo video. Done via drawing pad and Krita.

Hey everyone! I hope everyone is making great progress on their drawing exercises. Here is the latest assignment. It is obvious that I was far too precious with my line work before I watched Stan's demonstration. It is quite noticeable in the hand drawings. After watching the demonstration and going back, I definitely understand what Stan was saying about dynamism and being more free-flowing. Although I missed some of that detail from my first renditions, I do understand and respect the amount of time I was able to save by being a bit more loose with my lines on the second pass. And I'm hoping to carry this forward in future exercises, in my personal projects, and as a way to get over my inherent perfectionism. Because, obviously, I can always go back in and add more detail to my drawings, but just getting the idea out of my head and onto paper is probably the most important thing for me personally. Yeah, this was a very difficult exercise. I agree with everyone else in the comments section. The VR girl was an absolute nightmare. If anything, it taught me that I want to start focusing on getting my proportions and perspective correct. And I'm hopeful that with more practice, I'll get better at those two things.

My penguin

I am still trying to find that sketch mindset. I hear Stan say "motion", "movement", "big ideas" and "shapes", but it is hard for me to let go of my mind and arm. I will get there.

i like the second penguin

I’ve done the penguin and VR-Girl twice, but lost one drawing of the Girl. Done the first penguin digital. Honestly sometimes the week is too exhausting and the focus is off, but to all my hobby artists out there: As long as we keep drawing, we can improve :D I love art!!! <3

Here are my attempts after the demo, I can see I’ve still got a ways to go on this especially the VR girl. Also I’m doing this digitally and i can see myself messing up proportions since i zoom sometimes to be able to draw lines from my shoulder.

My attempt at the three provided references before watching the demo and two new sketches from after watching the demo. I was quite happy with the three initial sketches, but I realized after watching the demo that they were too focused on replicating the contours for this project. The two sketches after went somewhat better, but could still be more sketch-like. The cat was probably the closest.

I was not satisfied with my earlier works, tried some more. Still not wonders :}

penguin redo focusing more on being loose and shapes instead of detail and exact lines.