Really good lecture. I went straight to photoshop and started putting some abstract shapes together thinking of a character buuut I caught myself being super stiff, not rhythmic enough, not drawing with that flow that you draw with in the demo @David Colman. So I tried a couple others, thinking more about the narrative and and trying to have that initial flow with the posing. Though a little embarrassing, I wanted to share both of the pages so you can see where I'm at with it and my change from the stiff dead lines to what I hope is more energetic and descriptive.

My barbarians for the visual association assignment, how did I do with this @David Colman ? My process: started by defining what barbarians are, writing important things down. Then dove deeper into the character descriptions, adding notes that I thought suited the personalities, trying to figure out WHO the characters are. And finally, trying to figure out how I show these personalities with shapes as you taught in the demo. I'd love to hear your thoughts on how I went. I kept the style that you referenced in mind and aimed in that direction. Thanks heaps :)

Hey @David Colman hope you're well! Design From Life 3.0; Focusing on all of your feedback, with extra attention paid to the balancing of straights and curves. I can clearly see now that knowing the real human figure will bring out better cartoon characters, 100%; during this round of work I experienced many design problems where I wish I knew the figure better so I could solve them easier. I think I'm getting it :) but I'd love to hear your thoughts, cheers! PS. I got a bit carried away rendering some of these designs, I promise I wasn't falling in love with my work, I was just excited because my designs were looking cooler lol. Also, those are pool cues... I imagined those characters as opponents in a pool tournament haha Thanks

Hey @David Colman, here's my re-submission for this chapter's assignment. I wrote down your feedback on stickynotes, stuck them in front of me while I studied and drew, and rewatched Chapter Ones' 'What Is Design?' lecture with more focus. I've been studying J.C. Leyendecker's anatomy from his book and have found a lot of inspiration from Carter Goodrich in particular, but also Bill Pressing, Hans Bacher, and Brandon Ragnar Johnson. I think I've improved but what do you think? I would love a critique, cheers!

And finally, my attempt to design the adjective depressed using curves. I had a few goes at this. I'm thinking of it as heavy and hanging. I tried to add some movement in there to make it seem as if it was trying to escape itself. And also some overlapping areas to try and get a sense of sheltered and scared. I'd love to get a critique on how I went with this exercise, the way I thought about it, and the design elements I used to convey it. Thanks :)

My coffee shop sketches for this week. They were all done at the beach or park so lots of sunglasses this time round. I definitely feel I'm gaining traction with these but still very much a 'you win some, you loose some' kind of situation at the moment, so some I love and some I'm like, oh dear that is a bad drawing lol. I know for sure from these I need to study the face more, when it comes to making up ears, mouths, and noses after the person I'm drawing has disappeared, I always draw the same basic things Would love a critique on how I'm going :)

Hi @David Colman here's my Design from Life figure drawings for this lessons assignment. I'm striving for good design and energy as you've described in the videos, trying to capture the movement and really feel the pose. I would love a critique on how I've done and way's to improve. Cheers! :)

Hey David, here's my first ever coffee shop sketches. I found this a lot harder than anticipated but I am getting used to it and already feel an improvement in my designs and decision making from these 15 pages so thanks, I'm definitely getting a lot out of this. I would love hear what you think about what I've done and how I'm going about it. Looking forward to doing more, cheers.

My Shere Khan study submission for this lesson's homework

This was great! Thank you!