Great study. After observing Blacks's work, he tends to add a slight curve to his straights. All of his lines feel gestural, even the ones that are meant to be rigid. I suggest adding slighter curves to your straight lines to make them feel more loose.

hi momino the good old pear exercise. did you buy the basics course? one thing to always do is to upload the reference image, so the ones who critique don't have to search for pictures. as for the image, i really like both of them. you can clearly see the edges and on the second one you can really see that you can draw quite clean lines. i would say just keep going you're on a great way. the only thing is to practice laying down flat shading. keep going, your doing great!

This looks great! I can tell you really tried to copy the line quality of Joshua Black, and your pose captures the dynamics pretty well. To improve, I would focus on some of the details, making sure that each line you place on your paper has the same weight and shape. For example, you're missing some of the darker strokes in the front leg and foot, and the tail as well. The gesture line that runs through the midline/spine is also a bit off. If you notice, in the original the line runs through the middle of the back and curves to the right, while in yours, the gesture line cuts to the left, and it skews the pose a bit. Lastly, knowing when to use the overhand vs tripod grip will help clean up the lines. For example, where you see a crisp thin line, I would use a tripod grip. Where there are thicker, tapering strokes I would use the overhand grip. I hope this helps! I think you did a really nice job with this study. For images, I usually just screenshot then crop the photo and it shouldn't come out pixilated.

If the left one is level 2, it lacks a clearer contrast between lights and shadows. It took me a few looks to realize that its indeed level 2. I assume that you choose that the light source is on the left. Only thing that I would add is darker or thinker lines for the shadow. Other than that you've met the exercise requirenments :)

This is amazing! I love how you made the lines lighter as started working on the rhino's ribs and body. I think you could've made the lines heavier on the contours of the front legs but other than that I think it's gorgeous! :D

Hope you enjoy it :)

Right? The boots were so hard for me. I kept trying to zoom in to get a better idea of what to draw. Then i realized that this was the lesson he was teaching. By zooming in, i was focused to much on getting it exactly like the photo that i was losing the big picture. So my portions werent even close. It doesnt look like you struggled with this honestly. You really did a great job!!