Rocky J Squirrel -Project #3-Whoops-Not sure which project this was after all! I'l have to do the CSI line project now!

Tried to stick to the spirit of the lesson, using the three line types.

I drew the snail twice because the first one didn't convince me, and I'm not entirely happy with this one either... The next day I did the boots and was mentally fried by the time I finished the laces. Finally, I drew the camel in literally five minutes—it probably turned out badly, but I'm really not good at simplifying things and end up spending more time than necessary. If I’d known I could create my own guides, it might have been less chaotic... but I only discovered that when I watched the demo :( On top of that, I’ve always drawn on paper, and now I’m working digitally; that’s frustrating too, because I don't feel comfortable with the canvas and the stylus.

Second Submission for this. Left - First boot drawing, pre-demo Middle - Second boot drawing after demo Right - My one snail drawing I drew the boots first for some reason, then I watched the demo. I realized I needed to simplify a bit more and I did the boots again, followed by the snail. As usual, I could be better at following simple instructions. On both boot drawings the proportions on the laces kept giving me trouble. I need to improve at dialing this in with lighter lines before darkening. Moving on to the camel and skull now...

First try before the Demo videos. The Boot was harder than the Skull in my opinion because of all the laces. Wasn't sure how to properly simplify them without reducing them to just lines

First try before watching the demo. Started too high on the paper.

I struggled a lot with this project because I wanted each line I placed down to be perfect. As a result, I would put down a line, not like it, erase it, and repeat the process for almost every line I placed. After I finished the boots pre-demo, I grew very frustrated and burnt out, so I took a break. When I came back, I watched the demos and critiques and tried to apply what I learned to my post-demos. I learned to put down big shapes rather than start drawing with the intention of perfection. This quickened my pace, and drawing started to be fun. Another thing I learned is to welcome my mistakes. I am drawing in my sketchbook, and I am learning. I can't set my expectations too high, but what I can do is draw the best I can, then reflect, as I am now, and apply what I learned to my next drawing. My post-demos suffered from some proportion errors, but I’m okay with that because I am learning. Another thing I need to work on is thinking about the line I want to draw before I place it down by ghosting it. With these lessons learned, I hope the next project won't be as frustrating and will be fun and exciting. I hope what I wrote down helps others, and I wish everybody a good day. The left side is the pre-demo, and the right side is the post-demo.

Right side is before watching the Demo. Left side is after the demo. Snail

Pre-demo version. The laces were difficult, lots of erasing. I drew these in four sessions. I could have done better at honoring the CSI requirement. I definitely caught myself drawing complex lines and shapes continuously. Looking forward to some pointers in the demo video.

I had fun with this snail. My goal from now on will be to take progress shots so that I can refer to for comparison

Pre demo boots and snail. Those laces were a nightmare.

did the right boot more free flowing to see if it helps

I struggle to draw with lines! I focus too much on shapes and proportions, so lines become an afterthought.

I might do another one and realllyy concentrate on just the CSI lines, i got a bit to into the details.

Maybe its a snail?

Snail. I had the day off so played around with shading on the shell. Also need to draw smaller :P