Aubrey Hannah Goal: I am taking online courses to refine my understanding of art, as well as what it takes to create an effective piece. Shading and value are aspects of a piece that I have always had difficulty understanding, and I sincerely hope to gain a better comprehension of effective value arrangements. Challenges: Pressure control is something I have always had difficulty achieving, even handwriting in school. Another hurdle is proper photography of my work, as I feel this has always hindered my ability to express value. I also have a busy schedule as a college student that is mentally exhausting. Commitment: My commitment is to spend two days per week on practice in this course. Rather than spending time on gaming or social media, I will be disciplined to invest my time wisely. Consistency is the key to improvement, therefore I aim to study as often as possible.

Caroline Kloppert goal : I wish to continue learning to draw better. As this is a shading course, I'm hoping to see an improvement in how I convey depth, structure and volume with shadow challenges : Though I was taught to draw at art school, we never covered how to shade. Not with the detail and clarity seen in this course anyway. I feel very shaky with my shading. I hope this course will open my eyes to light and dark and volume and I'll get stronger. Time is a challenge as I've loads of caring responsibilities, and my social media addiction (youtube mainly) isn't helpful ! Commitment: I aim to watch less youtube and put my time into drawing every day for an hour, post the drawing to instagram and mention the courses I'm doing for the sake of other people learning. I've been a Proko fan for some time. I think this shading course is wonderful and I'm sure it will benefit many people. Discovered this shiny black earthling on a pile of rotten guavas. What a perfect example of specular reflection in nature ! The selfie indicates my priorities with regard to personhood.

Hi everyone!!! I decided to do the assignments traditionally so I wrote on my sketchbook instead (I might change to digital to try a bit of both and maximize my learning!) Here’s what I wrote on my sketchbook. I also don’t have any photos of me in this device but this the most recent drawing I’ve done of myself lol. The style is panty and stocking inspired!