I definitely struggled with the smaller "details" like the shapes and shades of the tip of the nose and the mouth - if you guys have additional feedback it is welcomed

1st attempt, looking for feedback

On the left: my first attempt at this, which ended in failure (...and it strongly reminded me of the badly drawn Sasuke meme, so of course I had to draw that too, lol). I did it before watching the demo, using graphite pencils. On the right: my second attempt, made after watching the demo. This time I used Touch brand alcohol-based markers—because I wanted to get some practice with them!

Second shot after demo. Improved on observing value but could have simplified better.

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!