Hi :). Thinking in terms of shapes was hard. I found myself wanting to draw contours and add details.

Hi :). I chose Claire Wendling for this project. These two mice were too cute to pass. I love how interesting yet simple the lines are. They feel very intentional.

Hi :). Today was my last day of the challenge, that I successfully completed! I drew projects for this course, I completed longer drawings, I drew cats from life and I did lots of little doodles. Here are some of them. I enjoyed drawing more often. I found myself being less afraid to try new things: toned paper, drawing a background, drawing animals I never drew before. I don't think I would keep drawing everyday, but I will plan more drawing sessions during the week. I really saw the benefits. Feedback is obviously welcomed :)

Hi :). Here are my two drawings for level 1. :)

Hi :). I am not familiar with the anatomy of lizards and I think it shows in my drawings. If I did it again, I would take a subject I am more familiar with OR I would spend time sketching from observation before drawing more freely from imagination OR I would use the references only for inspiration (and I would not necessarily try to draw a lizard). If I did it again, I would definitively spend more time and effort on the preliminary sketches to build a "visual library" (I think I am using that term correctly) before going into the final sketch. I enjoyed exploring ideas on paper and seeing how it affected my interpretation of the sketches.

Hi :). I did not focus on proportions and tried to not get too bothered by my mistakes. I tried to use more big movements with my shoulder and elbow, and from it, I did notice an improvement in the quality of the curves. I also enjoy the "looseness" it gives to the drawings. This exercise was so much fun. I think doing sketches like this more often would improve greatly my pencil control.

Hi :). Yesterday, I drew the captain. Today, I did the snail and one boot. I notice that I use my fingers maybe more than I should and that I do not use my shoulder that much. Things to consider in the future. I'll maybe draw the other boot and the camel later, but for now I will move on to the demos. :)

Hi :). I just finished the captain. I focused on the skull and did not finish the spine/shoulders. I did what I understand to be my construction lines with a 2H and added my "final" lines with a 2B. Doing this project made me realize I do not tend to pay attention to the quality of my lines. I also realized how many decisions I had to make and how hard it is for me to simplify. I would like to try another image, but I might watch a demo before to guide my next try. I must say that I am so far very happy with the quality of the course. I learn a lot.

Hi :) I couple days ago, I tried the pear. Now, I had a go at the portrait. This time, I added a 2H pencil for the lighter values and I used a whole page (bigger drawing). I appreciated those changes, they helped me. I tried to make the five values clearly distinguishable and to simplify the shapes. I found it hard to choose which value to put where (especially for the lighter ones). I think I could have simplified more at some places (like the lips). It was very fun (:

Hi to everyone in the course!! :) I feel like I had trouble simplifying the shapes, I kept wanting to add more lines. It was harder than expected to make uniform values. I used a 2B pencil and HB pencil, and my drawing was small. Maybe I will attempt it again, but larger and by adding a 2H pencil for the lighter values. It was really enjoyable (: