I know that shading is screwed and totally not aligned. )

Left to right: before demo, after demo, after critique. How do you all go about revisiting older projects after moving on from them? I’d like to try different reference photos, maybe try my hand at setting up my own still life. While still allowing myself time to focus on newer material, especially since my free time to draw is limited. I was thinking of putting these projects into some kind of SRS (spaced repetition system) to remind me to come back to them every now and then. For example, first reminder might be a week, then 2 weeks, a month, 2 months, and so on.

I found the values thing difficult to grasp, so I did a study of my own using some markers to try and practice

Did a few pears after doing a study of Stan's demo. I think I did better on getting a clean value but I would still like to practice where to put dark midtones and how to differentiate light midtone and highlight.

After watching the critique: I did the 3rd pear for my third attempt. Trying to not outline any of my edges. Any feedback I would appreciate it.

Third attempts with all three pears after watching the critique video.

I tried to use 5 shades of gray - are they clear enough?

Multiple pear attempts after watching the initial video and demo, followed by my most recent attempt, which was made after watching this critique video. Would appreciate any critique/feedback (specifically on my most recent attempt) :) Lots of errors in the first few, but I wanted to include them to show thought process/progression

I suck at drawing and couldnt afford this course so i decided to look at the pear and try my best to make it look good

I'm a total beginner. For a long time, I didn't even have the confidence to draw a stick figure. As a child, my drawings were often ridiculed by my friends and my sister (they weren't being mean, just kids being kids), but I eventually lost interest because it just wasn't fun anymore. I spent my entire youth and adult life avoiding drawing, even though I’ve always loved looking at art. Now, in the year I turn 40, I’ve decided to finally dedicate myself to learning. I’m currently struggling a lot with line quality, motor skills, and hand-eye coordination, but I’m practicing every day to improve. Drawing this simple pear was a really cool experience for me, and I’m happy with how it turned out! Before watching the demo and after the demo.

3rd pear before watching

1st drew without watching the demo. Second did watching the demo

First attempt :3

Any advice would be appreciated. First drawing was done before watching any of the example videos and the rest were after.

I couldn't find any 6b pencils, so I had to make it work with a charcoal stick lol. I think I'll give this another shot when I get some 6bs, my core shadows are definitely too dark