Second attempt while watching the first demo (untimed).

First attempt.

Here’s my attempt. I had trouble with the background. Maybe I should have use wet on wet to have better transitions between colors instead of those blobs!

Thanks a lot for the Value Study Tool! It's very helpful and super easy to use. Just one thing, the Simplicity slider doesn't work in Safari on Mac and iPhone. But it works in Chrome, so not a big deal.

An angel on top of a Christmas tree.

An elf on a coffee break and an elf down the chimney. Like all my other submission to this challenge, I did the sketches in max 30 minutes. So it's really not the best I can do. My line quality is really bad, I really need to work on that! :(

Santa needs a little help and Santa in the sky (supposed to be a reflection in a window).

I'm afraid you're clueless when it comes to the notion of talent. Talent is not just some innate god-given ability, it is also the ability to learn. You show us you have been able to learn, to conclude you don't need talent? Yes, every Tom, Dick and Harriet can learn art, but some will learn so slowly they will never achieve a useful skill level in this life. Please leave telling there is no such thing as talent to third-rate schools who sell the idea that art skills can be bought. You are better than that!

Sketchy Santa, an elf loading the presents and the Grinch.

Here are my assignments I did earlier this year. I work on this course when I have time and motivation! So far I have completed these lessons: Visual style part 1 + 2, Structural style part 1 + 2. Thank you Stephen for this awesome course. Your book is also super useful. I can't recommend them enough!