After the critique I went back to the boots and the laces. I had definately misunderstood the exercise, focussing on proportions much more than curve quality. My second version feels so much more dynamic! I see the whole point of th CSI curves now. I know I still have a way to go. And you can also see I got tired, more insecure and that my pencil was not as sharp for the left boot which came later. Multiple lessons were learned!

I enjoyed this exercise until I got to the laces. They annoyed me so much, which made me rush them, and it it shows. Any one any tips on how to tackle the laces better?

After drawing the pears and and watching the pear demo I was curious how much harder the level two exercise would be, so I did the face as well. Proportions are so much harder when it comes to faces! And it is soo tempting to make it look more realistic with squiggly shapes. Comments very welcome!

Here is my rendition of the three pear references provided. I stuggled with the lighter tones, making them not too dark but also not look patchy... Any advice is welcome!