I can't stop rewatching this. Every sketch is a masterpiece, but Eliza is so matter-of-fact about her drawings, it feels surreal. How is it even possible to be so amazing at drawing? How could a human being have this much talent?

Incredible work by Marshall, and really interesting to listen to all the stories! I was anticipating looking through Marshall's actual sketchbooks after seeing some of his amazing sketches in the perspective course. I hope there will be another tour by Marshall some other time where he goes through the beautiful and creative drawings in his sketchbooks.

Santa is judging you.

This is so good, almost like being there and looking through these incredible sketchbooks together with Peter! I thought I lacked discipline because my sketchbook is partially a diary and a scrapbook, but if Peter saves fur and leaves in his, this is a license for me to continue in this same fashion with reckless abandon! Also I have been struggling with finishing sketchbooks (so reassuring to know that even Peter had this same issue before), but now I've been drawing in the same sketchbook consistently since July! I hope that at the end of this year I will finally know how it feels to finish one 😊 This is soo beautiful and inspirational, thank you Peter and the Proko Team!

So happy to receive the prize! Thank you the Proko Team! Also what a wonderful Christmas present, a new course by Michael Hampton! Looking forward to continue learning and improving my drawing skills in this wonderful community. Congratulations to all the winners!

1. Overlap: top left, Cressida Campbell, Margaret Olley interior 2. Diminution: bottom left, Tom Roberts, Bourke Street 3. Foreshortening: middle, Robert Hannaford, Self portrait 4. Convergence: bottom right, Margaret Olley, Chinese screen and yellow room 5. Atmosphere: top right, Albert Namatjira, Waterhole, MacDonnell Ranges

You don't suck at jokes Marshall! I have a question about the importance of line quality in construction. I have learned from my granddad who was a building engineer that if you intentionally waver the line a little, it is much easier to get a very straight line overall. Now I understand that learning to draw fast straight lines is important for artists, because these lines look a lot more beautiful, confident and natural than the slowly drawn jittery lines. Is it important though for something like perspective? Can I use my 'granpa lines' to draw straight lines for construction?

A great motivation to practice sketching!

Managed to clear my Friday night to draw another one.

This assignment is so much fun! Also using translucent paper to try things out without redrawing the entire image from scratch is such an awesome idea. Curiously, it seems that in Australia the word 'vellum' is not in much use. The only 'vellum' I found in Sydney was an old pack of absolutely gorgeous Arches drawing paper. I wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't looking for 'vellum' 😉