Phew! Cranked out these bad boys over the weekend. I've grown to love the stretch and pinch.

This wooden block car reminds me of an AMC Pacer. Which makes perfect sense, because what child wouldn't want a toy AMC Pacer? None.

All you need is LOVE. Here's my homage to Heinz Edelmann and his work on the 1968 film Yellow Submarine.

This assignment was fun. It was hard deciding on the ten artists for the masters list. Everyday I'd swap one out for another.

It was incredibly difficult to draw the letters but I had a fun time conceptualizing the words. I'm not sure if the subway idea comes thru. I didn't want to add too much detail to the typeface. I tried to add extra windows and a door but it looked too busy.

I am loving everyone's melted pancakes. Mmmmm...

This was fun. Phil and Marshall shared great advice, techniques, and stories.

I'm not sure if I made the glutes big enough. I watched too many Sir Mix-A-Lot videos in my youth.

The character study I chose to illustrate is Charlie Frown, a man in his mid-40s who has come to the realization that his life is meaningless. To dull the pain of this reality, he turns to alcohol and nicotine, which eventually leads to a downward spiral of confusion, rage, and shame. This character and story are completely original and were not inspired by the comic strip Peanuts; please don't sue me, Charles Schultz's estate!

Here are my level 2 thumbnails and larger sketches. This took me much longer than expected. I constantly vacillated between values. It was indeed challenging but I learned quite a bit. :)