So I’m 12 minutes into this video and just want to share. This is coming back after going down a rabbit hole of mostly Bridgman, a little Jeffrey Watts, a couple servings of Marshall Vandruff and my own exploration of the complete guide to drawing from life by Bridgman. coming back to resume this course that I paid for with a small knowledge base of what I learned in my own fit of passion has made me feel like I can keep up in real time with somewhat of a sprinkle of my own style now while watching a video like this. Community critique please chime in. here’s 12 min in

So once I ran across this episode I watched and physically participated in a handful more, but never really mentally left the stage of trying to collect my catalogue of masters that inspire me. i make this post hoping that a forum critique can fix this and give me some words on moving on from “master studies” and my Bridgman obsession to come back to and even repeat as a second level student this Basics drawing course. here is the small catalogue of art I’ve sketched based on where this video has taken me over a few weeks. I look forward to getting back on track but also still following this latest figure passion of mine.

Starting to feel more confident in placing lines and sharing my work. Excited to go through this whole thing a second time eventually.

Oh behave!

Here’s my attempt at the pear in the video. Done with just a 2H to see what my limits are with that pencil. Definitely want to try again with a range of pencils. Have fun everyone!

First time sharing my assignments! getting over the nerves to publicly display what’s in the sketchbook. Definitely went really fast doing the snail and got frustrated, but took more time doing the boots. Impatience and frustration definitely still show in the laces and the lower right boot tip. Taming impatience and slowing down are things I’m working on in my art journey.