This is my first watercolor after going through a bit of the material in this course. I'm not usually one for painting landscapes and cityscapes but because it's how Liron demonstrated most of his techniques so far, I thought I'd give it a go. Things I'm surprised worked pretty well: - The silhouette of the tree on the left and the shrubbery on the right. Done with wet-on-wet techniques and I almost always mess up on wet-on-wet. - I tried to do the cars the way I saw Liron do it in his demos and, while they're not the most technically-accurate cars, I'm glad the figures read as cars. - The building is not so technically-accurate either but it "reads". For a quick job (this was, overall, at most 2h, including drying), I'm pretty satisfied. Things that didn't work so well: - I didn't catch the dusky feeling of my reference very well. Part of that is because those greenish streaks at the left half receding into the vanishing point are supposed to be streetlights but I had to "oil paint" them in because I forgot to consider them in my initial wash. - Part of the feel is also due to my digitalization process (PhotoScan from my phone). It washed out the colors more than they already are. Maybe I'll try with just the camera app next.

Remember that the head (and hence the face) is made up of planes. You can use this simplification to improve your drawing. Identify these planes (you can find references for this in a lot of places, even in Proko's free content on YT) on your reference and use that as a framework on your drawing. In this framework, your lines should define volumes (i.e., making the head look 3D by adding depth, not just simple line art). As a more concrete example, in a three-quarters profile view, on the side farther away from the viewer (left side of reference image, model's right) the depression of the eye socket creates a strong curve starting from the forehead continuing to the subsequent re-ascension of the cheek bone. You didn't capture that curve in your sketch.

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!

Thank you for sharing this Liron! I really learned a lot from watching you problem solve through an image you didn't quite feel was working. I'll try to apply your thought process in my own work and watercolor journey.