Hi @gog, nice studies! - It would be great to hear what your goals are? What type of work do you want to create? If you have the time, feel free to share a few works of art by artists that you admire. And not just any artwork that you like, but artworks that are the type that you want to create yourself. - I think one thing that holds you back is proportion. Your simplification of the objects and animals are quite nice, but since they are out of proportion they loose some power. Try this exercise: Do another simplification, of an animal for example. When you're done, compare your drawing to the reference again and adjust the shapes that you've drawn to match the reference even better. Feel free to tag me (@Jesper Axelsson ), if you want me to take a look. Please post the reference as well when you submit this for critique. I hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!

These are really fun, they remind me of early 20th century line cartoonists, who are just amazing. I do think for this exercise, it would benefit to focus more on sections of the outline bit by bit rather than simplifying the shapes as a whole. So as an example, the right edge of the left boot (near the center of the drawing) would be broken down into about 3 to 5 lines, by looking at the sections of the boot and its creases and simplifying those into C or S curves or straight lines, instead of simplifying the entire side of the boot into one line. This will give you more practice in tackling complex subjects with intentional linework.

I think you are in the process of learning to see. It takes a while to get it. Try looking at your drawings you made with the idea of seeing the bits of action that look okay. That's progress a bit at a time. Keep drawing when you can, watch Stan's videos and practice along with him.