Wow, this course offers more lessons than I expected when I purchased it three years ago. Like Drawing Basics course, it has taught me a wide range of skills and knowledge that I couldn't gain on my own, (I also can't believe it's been almost three years since the course started already😅) I can't want what will come in this level 2 section.

2025/1/31. Good morning everybody. This is a series of illustrations a friend of mine commissioned to me for his language school. Student are supposed to look at the scenes and try to tell the story. I didn't use references pics. The characters are from my imagination. Thanks for any comment or critique. Have a good week end.

Level 1 assignments!

Thank you so much for the feedback, Jeremy! You helped me realize my weak point, and wow, what you did incredibly improved my work. I'll keep working hard to get better!

Thank you for the critique! I wanted to keep my paintings realistic for the assignments, but I struggled to interpret reality. That is why what I made looked abstract in the end. The instruction helped me understand how to observe lights and colors. Now I'm going to check out the videos you posted on YouTube!

I’ve got some big news! My family just welcomed our third child! It was a bit of an early surprise, but we’re all doing great. Basics students - With this change, the next three months might run a little differently. I’ve built up a backlog of content to keep things moving, but there might still be an occasional gap. If a week goes by without new material, just know it’s temporary. Things will get back to normal soon. Thanks for your patience as I adjust to life with three kids and gives some attention to my little one. In the meantime, keep practicing, revisit older lessons, or share your progress with the community. I appreciate all of you. Thanks for being such a supportive group!

I tried the value tool a bit and it's so helpful! It's much easier than Photoshop.

Level 1 challenge! 1. Two value study on Cornwell's. 2. Two value study on Zorn's 3. Two value study on Joaquin's but it doesn't look good, so... 4. I tried it again with three values(2B and 6B), Charcoal. I made the 4 x 3 inches thumbnail for this but it might be too small as value training.

Level 2 It was really fun but the result looked messy XD (blots on 1 and 6 are glue I accidentally got there) Level 1 challenge: https://www.proko.com/s/Ha9c

1. Sunset 2. Mysterious light from above 3. Morning 4, 5, 6. Reference scenes and a photo I used to study. Here’s a warm-up I did before those assignments: https://www.proko.com/s/JANN