First and second attempts.

1st attempt. Don't mind the wonky line from my warmup on the left shoulder

1st attempt

First attempt for level 2

My work on this. Thank you for your help

Second try at this. Wanted to do both levels to get more practice.

Second attempt.

I tried my best. I just couldn’t simplify the lines… front face is also hard but I had fun! And I like the outcome!

This was my second attempt at the portrait, I'd love any feedback!

Definitely not an advanced student, but I wanted to challenge myself and give this a try. The first is before the demo, and the second is after watching the demo. I struggle with seeing the shapes and designing them accurately. I also got lost in some places, and couldn’t keep track of all the values. But I found the demo to be really helpful, and a great practice!

here's my project.

Hello Stan explains the approach in the demo video very clearly and logically. It helped me immensely to follow a red guideline when painting. In any case, I have the feeling that the paintings have become much better after the demo film. Feedback is always welcome... Next time I definitely want to paint the reference picture when it's upside down - I'm already curious to see what the result will look like. I wish you all lots of fun being creative:-)

I made my portrait practice with Photoshop, I hope thats ok, would love to hear your feedback Proko san :D

I did the pear exercise (although I tried a tangerine) and was thinking on only doing that one, but while I was watching this video I stopped around the middle part and decided to try it out in a quick sketch. So this was done fast, the face proportions are not correct (it needs to be longer) but I am getting the gist of simplifying parts of it

My second attempt at the level 2 project after watching Stans demo. It really opened my eyes to the process. I want to do a bunch more of these! It really helps to simplify down to basic shapes and values, especially when it comes to proportions. I love it!

I had thought I would do the Level 2 projects after I completed the course but I decided to go ahead and do the Level 2 Project soon after completing the Level 1. It was quite challenging for me but I am happy with the improvement from the left one done pre-demo, and the right one done post-demo. Proportions are a challenge as is shading, particularly with the lighter shades. Good fun doing this and look forward to learning this until second nature.

Mi primer intento, no me gustó pero quiero avanzar en el curso seguro al final me saldrá mejor

after i drew the portrait before the demo, this is the version after the demo. i tried to stay relatively close to the shapes shown there. apart from the proportions, i found the clean hatching especially difficult. nevertheless, i am happy with the result and the exercise was fun.

Hello everyone! After completing the first level, I moved on to the second one. It was great fun, and I can say that I’m happy with the result. I know it can be done even better, so I’d love to hear any advice I could apply in the future. Sending my best regards to everyone. Now I’m off to watch the demo!