Before watching demo (answer), I tried to draw by myself. Make them distinct was pretty hard, but I enjoyed the process! (and now watching demo lecture)

Here is my pear! The one on the right is my first attempt (before watching the demo) and the other is my second attempt (after the demo). I had some difficulty trying to make the texture uniform and consistent. The shadows with 4B and 2B felt more "waxy" and soft. The light side looked sharp. Don't know if it's supposed to be like this.

Hello! Here is my pear. I definitely see areas I can improve after watching the demo namely my angles weren't as precise as they could have been and my shading was a bit haphazard. I think it would look much cleaner if I kept the same shading direction throughout. Happy overall, can't wait to continue!

Hi, These are my two pear drawings, before the demo and after the demo. Using straight lines makes more  sense after seeing the demo. I was also using the wrong/different approach to the dark and light shading.That also made more sense after seeing the demo. Thanks for looking, Ed

I tried with an apple so i can see what i can do. I like how i manage the shape, but didn't like the edges, but i did it .

First attempt at a Proko course. Tried to use the overhand grip exclusively

Will be learning to draw on my commute to work using the train and the bus. Here’s my Avocado! I mean pear :P

Hi guys today is my second day of draw ing i feel like my shading could use a lot of work. Like last time if anyone has some piece of advice i would appreciate it.

My second attempt. This time I remembered to include the shadow. Otherwise, I struggled with simplifying the shadows. I think I overworked it and it just looks like a muddy mess to me.

My second shot at the pear. Would welcome any feedback. I think it maybe could've benefited from a darker shadow (the second-darkest, not the darkest value). Also, maybe more difference between the halftones?

Tried again and really tried to be more boxy. This is really fun, I feel like I need to simplify my shadows and shading.

Attempted the first and second pears today digitally in Procreate. Using the app for sketching and determining the correct brush/pressures/angles is something of an additional learning curve, but I think I'm slowly learning! The first was using a much softer pencil and I relied on using the side of the brush too much, while the second pencil brush had a much sharper pressure curve and no side edge to use as a crutch and so the individual motions are far more visible. Tried to self critique by measuring after the fact and/or overlaying the reference image and annotating where I deviated on shadow locations and proportions. I feel excited to try more exercises and I'm confident I can keep improving both in the app's operation and in observing / breaking down what's actually there!

Well, this are my attemps! I would love some feedback. I tried the three pears, digitaly. The first one I did it without seen this video and I also did a sketch over the photo, later I thought about it and it feels like cheating so I didnt do it again. After I finish the second I tried to blurry it. For the third I chance colors to ser if i can manage to do it. I know that they arent perfect, but I'm proud.

I would love some feedback on my pear attempts! This is of course before and after the demo. Tbh I think I like the first iteration more, but I also picked at it for longer. What do you think?

Pre-demo attempt.

I made an attempt at each of the 3 pears before watching the demo. Here they are. I stuck to straight lines for pear 1 but not the 2nd and 3rd. I feel like I got more even tone in the last two drawings.

First Time Posting , Long Time Wanting To Do Art 1st 4 pics where my first "swipe" at this elusive pear. When I couldn't seem to get the overall shape, I'd quit, early, and move on to another attempt. I guess, in retrospect, I could have, at least practiced laying down values. On the 3rd drawing, I was really trying to push myself to limit to straight lines. You can see the question mark, in the middle of the pear, where I just had to stop-drop-&-roll out. The planes, the angles, etc... too confusing. I couldn't wrap my brain around "the how" to solve it. After Stan's demo, I ditched trying to create my drawing from the ref pic, and simply attempted to draw Stan's version. On my 5th swipe, I really "spread my wings" (lol) hoping a whole page's worth of drawing space, would be the trick. I learned important lessons around layering. Had I waited to commit to the darkest value, at the very very very end I would have avoided the ghost image of the o.g.-core shadow. As I kept looking at it, I realized the core shadow wasn't close enough to the middle of the pear, so I moved it more toward the middle. The last pic is my final attempt. I'm realizing that the direction you shade, totally matters, bc it shows the eye how the plane is situated. "I could've had a V-8!" . I also learned that the way you lay down your shading-lines matters, too. Ideally, spaced apart, the same distance, and same pressure on each line. Allllllll fabulous to know. Can't wait for the next assignment.

My first attemp