I really liked drawing the camel. I was proud that both of these didn't take me very long and even though I sometimes feel worried about starting it always turns out how I imagined it in the end. Drawing a light outline beforehand really helps and lines to show perspective in the camel drawing really helped to get everything looking right.

Before and afters! Watching Stan really helped.

oCamel and Captain before demCamel and Captain before demo

Camel and skull. I should redo the camel !!

Still having a hard time stopping myself from getting lost in the details

Critiques are welcome! I apologize if its hard to see. I used a colored pencil to help me feel less intimidated. I tried not to get too fixated on the details. Feel free to let me know how I did!

Here's my camel, done before watching the demo - bit too 'sketchy' I think and I'm still not simplifying enough, but it was a fun exercise. I've been drawing for a long time but I've never really learned the fundamentals, I got by on building up good observational skills and I can 'copy' things pretty well, but my technical knowledge is lacking. I took a break from drawing last year and when trying to properly get back into it recently, I realised I'd lost a lot of confidence, especially in drawing from imagination, because I just don't have the mindset/skills of thinking in 3D. So I'm taking myself back to basics and hoping to improve a lot from this course. So far I'm enjoying it a lot! :)

My camel sketch—an exploration of drawing freely with lines. Still learning to let the lines flow, and enjoying the process 😊

My attempts. Feedback is appreciated

My attempt before the demo and hopefully I can make it better after, but starting to feel good about making lines with confidence again.

It's been a while since I have drawn anything and although I was never really good, it's good to see that I'm somewhat still comfortable with making confident lines. Not good ones, but confident. I don't know if muscle memory is a thing or if I think I'm better than I am, but do these lines look clean?

Actually really proud of both attempts (befores and afters). I felt super out of my league, because perspective and depth, depth in particular, I really really struggle with, (I have aphantasia, and it plays a big role in my struggles.) But I drew the first only looking at the photo, the second I only looked at the photo, but I had watched Stans demo last night and applied what I learned. I have surprised myself - I know they’re not perfect, but it’s better than I thought I could do.

Stylized skull

Second try at Level 2, following along with the demo!

The first 2 are pre-demo. The next 2 I did after simply glancing at the final demo product. It was a little embarrassing how much less time it took to produce the simplified versions, considering how much I fussed over the proportions of the first 2. I learned a lot from all of these. My line confidence with CSI still needs work, especially for shorter, smaller lines. More practice!

Skull is a tad narrow and tall just looking at it myself! I’d let Me know what you think

pre demo drawings. couldn't figure out the legs with the camel. struggled with the proportions a lot with the skull...so i kinda lost focus on the lines..:/ can't wait to see stans solutions!