here is my trial for dear pear 1 :) look forward to receiving feedback <3

2nd attempt of the level 1 pear project after watching the demo.

Hi everyone. These were my first attempt before watching the demo.

I started this course a while ago but took a pretty long break so I'm just going to restart. Any advice/critique is welcome :)

Here's my level 2 attempt. This assignment was really difficult, but I had a lot of fun working on it. I may have also veered off the path from sharp edges and straight lines, but I couldn't help myself. It doesn't really look like the model either, as the eyes are too big in a cartoonish way and It feels like the face has an almost Smeagol like cheekbone structure to it, Hahaha. Either way, I really enjoyed doing the level 2 portion after my level one attempt and I'll definitely continue to do so as I progress through the course.

This first step has actually tied in perfectly for an assignment in the Drawing basics course, Simplifying a portrait from observation!

I can tell that I'm gonna need to do this a whole bunch, like everything else I guess. I do love the break down of the shape of the head into digestible parts. It's like a base layer blueprint which is nice. I'll try and incorporate this into my sketch warm-ups each morning.

I'm very excited to start progressing through this course! I've always loved portraits and am looking forward to picking up methods to help me master portrait drawing. I've heard that it might be a good idea to try and sketch statue faces because they have well defined features and proportions, so I think I will try and implement that into my studies as I progress through the course.

Enjoying the process!

My first time as a beginner. I'm least happy with how the shadow on the ground looks and also how my pear is more slim than on a photo reference.