I must say that learning from the masters is an honest way to know where you are as an upcoming artist because it really does EXPOSE where you are in the journey. I did my master studies after Dave Malan, Soey Milk, and Glen Keane. 1. Dave Malan: This master study was definitely outside of my comfort zone because it forced me to be loosen up and be "less careful" with my lines and construct them with confidence, while emulating the different line variations Dave used. 2. Soey Milk: This studies was more within my comfort zone. In this specific study, Soey Milk uses clean lines, which is what I'm naturally used to. I am excited with how this one turned out. 3. Glen Keane: Now this was the most challenging to study because Glen executed this with a balance of a loose/searching lines and absolute confidence, which was tricky to emulate. I found a Youtube video of him talking through his process and decision making while constructing his lines and it was a bit intimidating. I decided to upload my first attempt to show how much I struggled and I know the second attempt can still be improved on Overall, this master study assignment was a challenging and fun project and will definitely incorporate that into my practice at least every month. I welcome any feedback/critiques :)

1st: Tracing with the light source from the front 2nd: Tracing showing hierarchy of importance 3rd: Freehand sketch with a different light source from behind All critiques are welcome! I'm learning a lot from these lessons.

I used a lighter pencil H to perform strokes and then an HB to bolden the main contours. I'm still working on drawing loosely and using my whole arm. Overall like the end result and what I'm learning but all critiques are welcome

Skull and Camel. Getting better at CSI simplification. The challenge is reminding myself to simplify. All critiques are welcome

Snail and Boots before Demo. All critiques are welcome