This was so hard omg. I quit for some time because I could not handle those proportions but, anyway, I'm back, everyone gansgsta until eyes and noses appear isn't it? Let's do it better next time!

Well I have this, the elephant's trunk was so cool to draw, almost like a golden ratio... I will try doing it again soon. Deep sea squid article pic: https://www.mbari.org/news/mbaris-advanced-underwater-robots-discover-deep-sea-squid-that-broods-giant-eggs/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFEt9lleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQxbMfr4bdSn481_rr2IPhsuu8saKcg2fCT94E-dWwHSYYlCLzxTbxVHqw_aem_z0RS4E6c9eXBmwwa4I66pA

Hey everyone. I am a huge fan of mostly the big name artists: Renoir, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, JMW Turner, William Blake (more of a fan of what he did with poetry and illustration), and many more I have trouble remembering right now. As for more contemporary artists, I like Francis Bacon (hard to copy his "line work"), Edward Hopper, Norman Rockwell, and again, others that don't come to mind now. I definitely prefer scenes to portraits (is "scenes" the right word?), and out of all those names I think Renoir tops them all. With that said, I decided to study a few drawings from Rembrandt, Turner, and Van Gogh, artists whose line work is particular and easy to study. I found this exercise to be extremely benefical. How these men created such delicate lines is beyond me, but I for sure have a deeper appreciation for them now. Links to my studies Van Gogh Three Hands: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_1885-03--1885-04,_Nuenen_-_Study,_Three_Hands,_Two_Holding_Forks_F_1161r_JH_746.jpg Rembrandt: https://media.tate.org.uk/art/images/research/2070_9.jpg The other Rembrandt I hesitate posting here because it says the website is not secure. Turner (actually not Turner, but instead Chantrey) from his book "Turner in his Time" by Andrew Wilton I appreciate all feedback. Be well!

It's been a while... I chose this one "Ya van desplumados" by Francisco de Goya.

Hi there! it's been a while.... I'm feeling chagrin about that :c .. I submit this attempt from a clay idol I did some time ago. Can you please give me some advice? I tried to use tempered strokes stacked one over another to give the sensation of line weight Things I've messed up (maybe(?)), 1. Proportions, specially at the beginning of the figure is not the best... I'm still level one so I guess I'll improve in future lessons 2. Since the figure is seen from above, I think I could place the line weight to follow the perspective, but as Stan suggested, I tried to order it based on LIGHT and SHADOW. I'll submit the rhino later. Thanks for all your advice! That would help me a lot... u.u Sorry for the rusty and broken English

Well I just let my mind flow and create something, this is the result.

Well, last project I rushed a lot, so the proportions were horribly wrong. This time I tried to be more patient and thinking before drawing, I searched for corners as Stan did in the pear project and I started from there, trying to understand proportion, and form.

Oh Stan, seems like I ate some of these before drawing them, but Imma doing this daily I swear. Doing that line darker is highly challenging.

I did it before watching the Demo so I have lots of feedback just watching it. 1. Don't draw borders 2. Keep the form of the pear simple 3. Shadow outside of the pear with the lightest of the darks 4. Take care of the shadow created by the pear using 3 tones of black 5. Try keep the tones regular 6. Keep an eye open on those white tones