Week 2 Monday The enemy of the robot of week 1.

I think the challenging part of the knife is capturing the curved section. Your side view at the top looks great! I gave it a try myself and started by oversimplifying it into an elongated cube and a rectangular plane as a first step. For the curve, it might help to identify a few key points in perspective to map out the knife’s shape. I used the “X trick” to divide the plane into four equal parts and then estimated additional points to guide the curve when it’s distorted in perspective. If this approach was helpful, let me know! Practice is key, and I hope you don’t feel discouraged. We’re all learning together and figuring things out along the way. Keep going—you’re doing great!

I think you've got a solid study of the rhino—it’s definitely a challenging subject to draw. For me, adding 3D contours really helped to start thinking more in 3D. It makes it easier to visualize where the form bends and twists. If you search for simple organic forms (e.g. Pinterest), you’ll find something like a blob—similar to the image I added below. Something clicked for me when I started drawing similar blobs. It felt like I was transitioning from creating flat 2D shapes with outlines to something that felt more like believable, three-dimensional volumes. Maybe Sketchfab or other 3D model websites could serve as a middle ground between real-life drawing and studying from photos. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/rhino-2892f1c1f6e84fde919aa2d73c6595c9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X TRICK: For me, it was helpful to think about it without distortion, just as a simple rectangle. If you connect all the corners, it becomes obvious that the "X" lies in the middle of the rectangle. This way, you can find the center of the shape by drawing the horizontal and vertical lines. I use the "X" trick to draw things that are equally spaced, like streetlamps in a long straight row or windows. I start with a square and draw the same "X" as before. If you want to expand the spacing to the sides, you can imagine a larger "X" to find the extended corners. Where the bigger diagonals intersect with the top and bottom, the same unit is reached in perspective. Maybe this helps?

Great progress and an excellent choice of objects to draw from! Finding the sweet spot between overly challenging and just challenging enough to maximize the exercise's value can be tricky, but you've done a fantastic job. Here’s my attempt: I kept it as simple as possible and reduced the bicycle to basic lines. Personally, I find using a proportional grid helpful for capturing accurate proportions. If anything is unclear, feel free to ask! We’re on this journey together—maybe it’s helpful, maybe not—but figuring it out along the way is exactly how progress happens!

Great simplification here! Nice work. A pretty challenging object to start with.

Great idea to turn it into a small challenge! Looking forward to seeing your progress. Nice item choice! Will you create your own Proko community tab where others can join the journey?

Oh smart!