Hi all. I am back to this course after a bit of break drawing other things. I am finding I am a bit rusty with mannequinization. Was hoping someone could give me some pointers and areas I can focus on as I head into the final exercise video of this section. The first one is me trying it on my own and the second is following along with the video. I should ready try again on my own but I often run out of steam by the end. Thanks all.

Hi @Michael Burge , please post your assignments in the original lesson instead of the assignment examples. All comments posted in the lesson are considered Help Requests.

Hi All, I have gone through all of the examples videos (except foreshortening) and here are my exercises. I think I am finally starting to get the idea but I still have problems with knowing which plane should be visible for the ribcage. The top plane or the bottom plane? Thanks in advance.

I would say, you should separate them a bit. For me, if I do practice my goal is to draw as much as possible and just fill in pages. I believe @Stan Prokopenko and @Marshall Vandruff talked about this in the Draftsmen Podcast, where two groups of students were tasked to create the best piece of pottery they could produce. One of the groups had to work on one single piece of pottery, while the other ones had to create several. In the end, the team which has created several pieces of pottery ended up winning the competition, because they simply had more experience. Also, it gives you a sense of accomplishment if you finish something you are working on. If you only do 30-hour illustrations you will quickly find yourself unmotivated, because you won't feel like you are improving. The 'Do it right' approach should be used when you are *working*. If you have an important personal project, or you have a commission to do always strive for creating the best thing you can because these are going to be your most important works. I hope I could help! Have fun on your art journey! :)