Tried to do a master study of a piece by Joe Benitez. Felt very daunting at first and had to attempt it three times until I locked down proportions to some extent. My lineweight work is a little messy due to focusing on the proportions too much. I tried my best to interpret the line thickness, however it feels quite random. He uses what I can only interpret as a line weight that is used to depict shadows and light in specific areas, and then thickness in front of overlapping objects to depict some depth. Will probably perform another master study since I didn't feel like I got a lot out of this, hopefully one that's less complicated because this took forever, lol.

I feel much better after watching both videos. Helped me understand how to use contrast for line weight in light and shadow! Hoping I made some improvement!

Looking back I feel I should have rushed less

Attempt one of the snail and boot project, as well as my second attempt on the boots. I feel that my boots improved proportion wise, although my line control for the laces is still pretty terrible.

My first and second attempt! First was done without watching the example, and the second was done after watching the example and critiques. Felt like my values could have been easier to distinguish, but I'm only using an HB pencil alone right now, so I used pressure to the best of my ability.