This was quite a fun exercise!

I'll be honest I'm not really sure I did this project properly but I really struggled to find artists that had pieces I was excited to draw that had interesting lines. And I feel like I chose two artists that don't really have a style that aligns with what we've been taught so far as the lines tend to be deliberately squiggly. But it wasn't a total bust - I did try sketching with coloured pencils like Nico Marlet which I found I quite liked. I'm also not sure if it was allowed but I think I would have preferred studying artists that post fanart rather than industry recognised artists? It's inktober so there's lots of cool stuff but I wasn't sure if that would be considered a master study? But I've definitely been doing a lot of that for my own sketches and I've enjoyed it! But long story short, I'm glad this assignment is done.

First attempt overall I knew I wasn't doing something right but the demo made it much clearer, helps if you actually look at the photo! 😖, so second attempt is a lot better. The light and shadow one I was pretty confused about the contrast areas but the demo I think suggests you sort of just need to make a decision on it and go for it so I made a little key to follow. In hindsight I maybe would have changed them about slightly but I think understand the theory even if not the actual execution still needs some work!

Here is my pre demo work for the Level 1 project. For both the penguin and the robot girl, I used their heads as a reference for scale. However, when it came to the hands, I struggled with determining the correct proportions and had difficulty with construction and scaling. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations or feedback. Thank you.

Here are all the drawings at once for the level 1 project, the first ones of each drawing is pre demo. I feel like am getting a little better at the S and C curves, but I will definitely have to do some line practice regardless. I do feel like some of my sketches pre demo look a little better, but that might be cause of the added detail? Not sure if that is the case tho. I will try the level 2 project as well, it looks really challenging and fun, and I am already collecting some images. If there are any points of improvements in these drawings, I appreciate any and all feedback

Major takeaways after watching the demo was looking out for rhythms and actually looking at the whole shape, even if you can't see it, rather than just the lines. I think the hand is my favourite.

I think the boots ended up better than the snail! Altho I really psyched myself and put it off. The second attempt at the boots I think might be less in proportion because I was trying to follow his advice in the demo and focus on confident lines. But I very much lack confidence 😅

I forgot to bring a sharpener with me and I definitely need to get a hold of 2B/4B pencils but I'm happy overall! It's actually really difficult keeping the value of the shading consistent and I find it hard to pick out the different values!