Nice one, Stan. It’s super convenient to have all that information in one place. I’ll be referencing it a lot- thanks !

Level 2: There were more, but they were cursed.

Level 1:

Identifying a weakness is crucial in overcoming it. Red- Level 1 Blue - Level 2

Thank you once again, Stan. I tried again with less focus on faithful reproduction of the original, and instead tried to put down the lines more confidently. Ironically, I seem to have ended up with a closer copy than my previous attempt! In some places I tried to break the curves down into CSI. I may not have gotten the line weight right, but I’ll be working on that more next time. Study of Claire Wendling:

A Norman Rockwell study. I started with the barber and clearly didn’t make his arm long enough which then meant I over compensated Norman Rockwells head proportions so he’s a bit stretched! Some tips on how to avoid that would be appreciated. Overall I really enjoyed the exercise and was pleased I was judging proportions by eye rather than meticulously measuring everything.

Loved to work on this one! Didn’t use a full grid but indicated a few points to guide me. The drawing is 20/26cm, the reference is from Dave Malan.

Every attempt I’ve ever made at any kind of hatching has always ended miserably. Much less so this time- thanks Stan!

I have spent so much time looking for art I wanted to study that I did not have the time to do much 😅 Here is my studies from David Malan which I did not know and Aaron I am following for many years now ! I feel I put all my line variations the same way (either thick and dark or thin and light). No edge difference or mixing thickness and value. I think I should work on that. Please let me know what you think and give me feedbacks !

Here are my drawings. First, I chose the artist Jake Parker. Although I could be more precise in many places and the proportions are not quite right (especially with the shark), I am happy with the first page. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for my second drawing. I had difficulties right from the start in creating the drawing. When I mirrored the image, I was very surprised how unsymmetrical the head had become. I was aware that the eyes were different sizes and that the shape of the face was incorrect. However, I did not realize that the differences were so significant. I had even greater difficulties in drawing the hair. On the one hand, I found it difficult to keep track of the individual strands of hair, and on the other hand, I had difficulty controlling my pencil enough to make the lines. I quickly got headaches and became careless with the drawing in order to finish it quickly, which ultimately led to even more frustration. I was mercilessly shown that I do not have even remotely enough skills to solve this task. I actually did not want to upload the image, as it feels like a failure. However, I am uploading it in the hope of getting your help. I feel somewhat disoriented and do not know what would be most useful to practice. I am very grateful for your advice. ChatGPT helped me with the translation. I hope it is understandable :)

This week has been great, discovering so many amazing artists, and seeing everyone else so inspired and creating genuinely awesome art. I just came across Gary Villareal (https://instagram.com/villarrte?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==) yesterday, and my jaw dropped. study of GARY VILLAREAL:

I took two drawings from Sorie Kim as my subject for line master studies, I took these wolf drawings because I liked the way she dealt with the fur and how the line breaks up. Her marine life drawings in particular are also fantastic. She uses brush pen which gives a lot of variation in her line weight, even the lines have texture sometimes. My studies are in pencil and I've tried to pay attention to tapering, variations in line weight and how she uses series of short strokes, cheers everyone!

I feel I punched above my weight with this one, being a level 1 student. I don't have the competence to analyze the original drawing, I just tried to copy it in the most accurate way I could.

I did master studies after Viktor Titov, Egon Schiele and Ken Barthelmy

For my first study I chose Terryl Whitlatch since she is by far my biggest art hero. I first stumbled upon her work in 1995 while playing the Dig with my brothers. But the 10 - year old me had no idea. It was only later once I discovered her books that I Googled her up and holy moly there it was. I remember being SO obsessed about the creatures in the game. At first glance her drawings just look really scientific but when you look closer, the drawings feel so alive. I recently watched her Draftsmen - interview where she talked about the importance of considering the character that the animal has. How they aren't just objects out there but living creatures with feelings. You can definitely see that in her work when you start looking closer. I chose a couple of her more cartoony illustrations from the book Animals Real and Imagined. I'm posting cropped scans from the book since I don't want to post full pages, obviously. There's a lot of gesture going on and she applies a lot of animation principles especially to her more cartoony work. The use of curves vs. straights is absolutely beautiful. And the details aren't there just for the sake of detail. I really liked how the little kangaroo turned out, the monkey not so much. I seem to have some problems with capturing the facial expressions.

I chose Eliza Ivanova for the master study project!

Here is a video of a master (David Finch) doing master studies (Claire Wendling) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ukExmlSRWU

I love the line work by Bernie Wrigntson, the way he varies between hatching that follow the form and hatching that follows the rhythm/gesture. How he uses thin lines in the light and indicate texture, and in the shadows he uses think lines/shapes in a more abstract way.

I did a master study on Glen Keane. I love the energy of his lines and the simplicity of his shapes. A few strokes and he has a dynamic hand or expressive eyes....really tells a story. I plan on doing some more studies of his. (Does anyone have an amazing recommendation for a charcoal pencil? The ones I have are either too hard or to soft...I struggled with it on some of these drawings)