I tried the exercise a couple more times after watching the demo and the critique video. I chose some slightly easier subjects this time, but I can already see a little improvement compared to the first time I tried it!

Tried to do this again, more loosely. It is a challenge, but it is strangely rewarding and satisfying.

Tried again after watching the critique video and focused more on the searching lines

Watched the critique and realized my first submission wasn’t even the point of the assignment lol. So I did another, and chose a spider monkey this time! Still tons of room to improve but I think I’m starting to understand gesture a little more

Here is my submission for the drawing from imagination exercise. I got really stuck on this project and had to watch Stan’s demo for some guidance which really helped! This was definitely way out of my comfort zone, but I’m glad I gave it a shot :) (also had no idea that some squirrels had such cute fluffy ears!)

After watching the critiques I tried to redo mine with more looser lines and exploration than before, would say I’m more happy with the result this time

Continuing some explorations after the demo and critique videos . Three with ref were observational from photos

Drew this after Stan's Version. Think I didn't catch the proud looking gesture in his chest. And lines could be cleaner and less scribbly. Rest on the page is a warm up :)

Like a lot of others I wanted to have another go after watching the demo and critiques. I found it difficult to exaggerate an octopus as they are pretty alien and weird looking already but thought the tentacles would give me an opportunity to practice line and a cliched but fun one man band idea. I’m improving my lines but there are some areas that stray too far into messy. i really wanted a clean version as well so tried to ‘ink’ it without any experience but I like the result. Always open to comments or criticism.

After watching the demo and critique, I tried another pass at my river otter. This time, I tried to keep it looser, try a pose not similar to my references and make him more of a character. The page with him as a spaceman is my latest. Any feedback is always welcome.

Little Squirrel

Attempt number 2, with the Jameson's mamba! I really liked how some of my studies turned out, especially the front facing headshot on the bottom left. Tell me what you guys think!

Watching my assigment evolve in every stage - first trying on my own, then looking at the demo, and lastly looking at the critique - really made a difference in my bravery and confidence to abandon real-life accuracy. Just iterating on the same subject and even pose does a huge difference. When staring the assignment, I tried some poses and then pretty much made up my mind immediately as to what pose I wanted to do in the end. I learned the important lesson of continuing and pushing further even though I feel like I'm "done" and can't find a way to exaggerate more.

Practiced some more, focused on simplifying shapes

i decided to re do the exercice after seeing all the amazing sharing from the community (the last two pictures are drawn from imagination, in fact the last 3 but i lost my temper on that one)

After watching the critique, I tried to push my shapes a bit, emphasizing the big neck and chunky body that characterize bears.

Tentative after critique, used my cat photos as reference haha, it was so fun! I used UP character as reference for the pose and clothes.

I’m not a lvl 2 but I wanted to try this assignment XD I used a ferret as reference, then I tried something with similar anatomy but a bit more aggressive.

I tried again, and this time I didn’t copy what I saw, I just used it as inspiration. In the end, I designed a little hedgehog soldier, though without many details.