I choose not to use the references that was provide to us. The more unfinished ones was my first attempts. This assignment took a long time to me be able to understand how to simplify. In the first week I've could do nothing but i keep trying. There is still a lot do, a lot to overcome, to learn, and this is the best part. If you are struggling with this part of the course...dont give up! Keep trying. Go back and check the classes again ( I did it a lot). Ask for help if you need it. Good luck! Critiques are welcome! :)

This was by far the most confusing lesson. I was VERY lost and even a little frustrated because of my confusion. I hope nobody after me becomes frustrated with learning so I'm including my personal process and MOST of the information I gathered. And keep in mind, my process will not work for everybody. It may not work for you, and it sure as hell doesn't work for every single reference. But its an overview and a base. Most importantly: what I say and paint isn't perfect. There will always be mistakes. I want you to learn from what I'm providing. And if what I'm providing includes mistakes, learn from those mistakes. Out of all the information, the most important thing Ahmed mentions and what helped me the most is focus on high contrast areas and brush economy (macro to micro). More information about what I learned and why I posted weird screenshots of my art is included in the text

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I highly recommend combining lesson 1 on rendering forms and this lesson. This lesson clicked incredibly well once I did that (image 1 & 2)

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It was a really mind blowing see a donut becomes a belly button!