Here is my attempt at the animal portraits. In retrospect and thanks to a really nice explanation from one of the moderators (thank you Patrick!) I think I will revisit this after work today and look more into shape design. I was a bit too focused here on keeping the shapes geometrical (perhaps with the exception of the buffalo horns, which were frankly really hard to simplify).

Here's my attempt. I got stuck at the hippo but eventually managed to do it :) Had a lot of fun doing this one.

This was very very very difficult. I still struggle a lot to figure out how to do it and still have difficulty to get a grasp of it. But I guess thats whats learning is all about. Have not watched Proko's explanation video how he tackles these three animals. I guess it will give me a lot of "aha" and " ok" moments. A challenge for me is not to do outlines and approach the subject different.

My first line study I tried a drawing by Rembrandt. And that was very fun to do. Proportions are as always a problem for me. Getting the lines look right is also very difficult (they are scratchy). What did i found in this drawing: -Almost no straight lines -the tapering gives lot of sense of depth/distance -the light comes from the left and there are thinner llines there (and a bit lighter) -shadows are mostly made by thicker lines -there is accent on the faces for importance -the dress is not as dark as I expected, specialy at the feet (I did this to dark) What do I like in this drawing: The variety of the llines so that i keep discovering new ways to draw lines.

Pfweeewww, this was difficult but fun to do. FIrst I had to find a drawing and I hear Proko talk on his podcast about Norman Rockwell. After a short search I found this realy nice drawing of Rockwell that I realy like. What did I found out in this drawing: -The sudden contrast in lines from the trouser downwards. -The trouser draws lot of attention, dark iines, some very straight lines ( in contrast with the upper body which is curved) (the shoes also draw a lot of attention) -The T-shirt is very subtly drawn, very light lines and gives sense of the light coming form above -Subtle thin/light lines can still give a good sense of form (especialy in the T shirt) -The lines of the book are not as dark as I would expect them to be -The lines of the legs are not as dark as I would expect them to be. They are in the shadow and are in my opinion lighter than the trouser. -Not al lines are one contiunuous line, there are sometimes "gaps" in it. -Most lines are even in thickness (not muts tapering) What do I like about this drawing: Round lines and straight lines give a nice tension and certainty of movement by the boy that is depicted ( I realy llike that)

Tried to gesture draw and its really fun to do and a nice change from the basic drawing course that Im following. Still lot of practice needed on my side but Im quit pleased with this attempt. :-)

This was a fun exercise, not watching out for proportions :-). Never realized the difference it could make and invites to experiment with this.

A bit the strange to notice that the one which I thought would be the most difficult of the tree was the easiest. Certainly not perfect but this was my first try, Life is full of surprises.

This one was more difficult than the penguin. After my 8th attempt I thought its enough for me today, I need to come back to this one later to attempt it an other time again. For now this is whats achieveable for me. Need more practice.