I drew 6 of these before watching the demo/critique and 3 after (so far) I think I can definitely level some critique at them myself. Before watching the demo, I was trying to exaggerate the gesture rather than emphasize it, which made for some slightly more extreme poses but less interesting shapes. As well, I can definitely still see that my line quality is lacking - Stan's sketch lines look confident and intentional, mine still feel messy. Though I tried to be aware of this drawing after the demo, and do think there's improvement. Any other advice/critique gratefully received!

Like a lot of other people those laces took me a good while! And I definitely think they could be a lot smoother (maybe with more simplification?) On the whole I'd say I'm happy with these. Certainly not perfect, but if I was perfect I wouldn't be taking a course! If anybody has suggestions for improvements I'd love to hear them.

Are people taking a 2 week pause in the course while doing this challenge, or doing it concurrently with the lessons?

5/14 didn’t have time to draw for the past few days 😭 hopefully my streak won’t break again Also I tried to draw simple objects like my wallet, but now they seem floaty? Are there any tips on how to make it look like it’s on the table?

First image is yesterday's pear before watching the demo and critique, second is today's pear Happy with the improvement, though think I prefer HB over 2B for the lighter tone. One big difference in the second image is that I used the tip of the pencil rather than broad side for shading, tricky to get a smooth shade but good to practice!

My attempt at the pear before watching the demo. The 5 values aspect got away from me a little, and I definitely relied more on the outlines than I should have (I re-lined them which I definitely think detracts from it overall) Happy for any other critique, positive or negative, thanks!