Had fun with this project and did it few times. Did not always stick with the task but had fun. and my proportions went off bad sometimes (edit: after I saw the drawings of other people, I feel kind of embarressed)

First time trying the simplification. Pls help.

Simplifying ≠ simple! First attempt is the one with the shadow. Feel like I struggled to keep it simple, and was trying to race ahead. Version without the shadow is the one I tried (albeit very quickly before work) after watching the demo. Self critique on v1 is: - shadow is wrong shape - the darkest of the lights shouldn't exist in those little patches on the right - a bit off-putting - i struggled with laying in the dark background to pull out the lights in a way that wasn't distracting - overall fairly happy with the contour/proportions - getting consistent tone is tough! I *think* I managed to avoid some of the common pitfalls e.g. outlining highlights, or darkest light too close to shadow value. Do you agree? I got my partner to critique it too. Any feedback anyone else can offer would be greatly appreciated! Happy drawing, all :-)

These are my first passes for the pears from the reference images provided. I decided to attempt all three for this assignment since repetition helps reinforce what I'm learning and allows me to experiment a little with each iteration. To begin with something I like about these drawings: I feel that I was able to capture the proportions and gesture of the pears pretty decently. Looking back at these now, I can see where some lines could be either more or less angled, shortened, or lengthened, but overall I'm pretty happy with how they turned out! Also, even though it's technically "incorrect", I kind of like the graphic quality the darker lines that define each shadow shape in my first drawing give. Happy accident? A few things I had trouble with as I drew were confidence in my lines and shading, deciding how far to simplify the shapes, and knowing how dark/light to make each value. I struggled with how to hold the pencil to get the smoothest and most stable line, often switching between the overhand and tripod grips to see what felt best. I even placed the sketchbook on an easel for the third drawing to see if I could find a more comfortable relationship to the page. In each case, I did my best to draw from the arm with smooth, deliberate strokes. I think I began to overthink how far to simplify the shapes in my drawings. I may have broken curves down into more segments than were truly necessary. Similarly, I found myself at times unsure of which shadows and lights to simplify by grouping together. Lastly, I feel like my range of values could be improved. I wish I had defined a value scale before I shaded each drawing so that I would have a consistent range. All in all, though, I felt very good about my work. I feel like I learned a lot in the process, and I had a lot of fun while doing it! Any advice, critique, or other help tips would be greatly appreciated. :)

I have a bunch of materials around, so I wanted to take this opportunity to grab them all and compare them. I wanted to get a sense of the kind of marks I can get from each as well as how it feels to draw with them. I typically work digitally, but I think I want to try jumping between traditional and digital during this course. Looking forward to learning alongside you all!

Excited to be doing this course! Didn't want to get too ambitious with this project because I still have trouble not getting intimidated with just getting something on the page. So I just took some inspiration from this lesson and other people's assignments and just doodled some random strokes and shapes!

all i have is digital so thats what im using

Been poking around Proko and other videos for a while now, mostly on iPad. Decided to borrow my partner's pencils and get a sketch pad, give it a "serious" go. I really enjoy the high H pencils...who knew you could put down so many lines without committing! I was surprised how much I enjoyed the 2B graphite stick. Looking forward to experimenting more.

I’ve always been interested in drawing, since the childhood, but unfortunately never really pursued it. Now it’s the time:) i have three graphite pencils — 2H, B, 8B, and also a bunch of simple colored ones of unknown hardness. I kind of like the 8B pencil the most, at least for now.