Here’s my 1st attempt at the Level 1 project. Generally I found the exercise to be really fun and interesting! I still do question whether I simplified enough as I often find it hard to pull myself out of the detail. Any feedback would be really appreciated :)

1st attempt - definitely challenging but fun exercise! Will need to practice my ellipses more :)

Hi! I’ve attempted this project before but then ended up having a break from the course and not finishing it. My New Year’s resolution is to actually go fully through it so here’s my second attempt, would appreciate any feedback :)

Hi! This is my 1st submission :) I tried drawing the Grinch about to steal all of the gifts! I include the initial pose drawing from the Holiday Sketch Pack and the final sketch, hope you like it!

My attempt at portrait, pre-watching the demo! I would really appreciate any feedback!

My attempt at the 2nd pear - this is after watching the demo and the critique video. I found both very useful, especially the critique video where I could identify a lot of mistakes I’ve made the first time! Would love to get feedback on the below! 😊

First try before seeing demo, and another try after demo. Not feeling very confident. The awful critic in my head won’t shut up.

I feel like I’m still quite an art beginner in a sense that Ive always avoided learning about fundamentals and it’s really holding me back - I aim to improve on that by taking part in this course :) here’s my “play” page - I’ve only just got more pencils other than the standard HB so really looking forward to test them in the upcoming assignments!

I've been drawing on and off since i was a kid, always self-teaching and just flying by the seat of my pants, and never really got any proper instruction, which really bogged down my passion for art by not being able to execute on ideas, or at least not without spending a ridiculous amount of time on it self-correcting mistakes i just don't seem to know how not to make in the first place. I'm 26 now, and feel like I've built a lot of bad habits by never really practicing basic fundamentals, so I'm starting from scratch with this course. Going through my supplies, I picked a cheap A3 sketchbook and I'll probably stick with the Arteza Graphite Pencils, because my fancier stuff doesn't work well on the cheaper paper, and I don't want to be precious about supplies when I'm supposed to just be learning. Starting the pear assignment tomorrow, wish me luck!

My first pear attempt vs. following along with Stan’s demo - I feel like I’ve learned a lot, I definitely didn’t simplify enough at the beginning. Looking forward to watching the pear critique video and attempting the remaining pears :)