After watching this I realize that I'm not sketching I'm copying the image and I need to try again.

Hard to use csi lines with tapered strokes.its kinda wobbly

I've completed the 3 observation practices with focus on using my entire arm and turning the canvas often to do so. Tried to find the rhythm between parts of the image where I could. I've found this both challenging and fun even though I struggle on occasion.

it was really hard for me to remember to us csi lines especially for bigger strokes

I practiced sketching a few times and my robot girl ended up being the best out of the three. Hands are hard to draw and I struggled with the penguin. I watched the advanced lesson and ended up drawing a mantis. I have to keep telling myself that I am just starting out and it's okay that my drawings are not good yet. Also, if anyone is reading this, Stan has a podcast called Draftsmen and a video at the end of this course from his podcast that really helped me. I wish I would have watched the video first before starting the course because he touches on all the feelings/issues you go through when starting out. Great content!

VR girl after demo.

Spider hand after watch demo. I tried to capture the rhythm of the hand, I had problems with the middle fingers when grouping them. But happy, I never usually make hands

second attempt by the penguin after watching the video. I tried to understand the shape and try not to copy the reference this time while trying to play with the line. A little dirty but I'm happy,

My attempts on the project. All are post demo work. Also tried to do it with a red pencil and found out that it also works for me :) Being lose and confident with the lines felt much easier, and using a different coloured pencil helped in keeping that mindset to not be strict and perfect. If I did any mistakes, please let me know down. Critiques are welcomed.

I'm finally starting to understand what you mean bro, thank you

All post-demo. I like how these turned out, and I hope I captured the rhythm and expressions in each drawing.

those were my attempts after watching the demo and try to some different shape Any tips or feedback will be appreciated.

🙌👌, Enjoyed the process.

So the bird turned out better, but I really tried to stay light and sketchy on the arm and the VR girl. I tend to dive into the detail too early so it was a fun challenge!

Here is another sketch that I tried to be more loose in.

Focused more on the rhythm more than in the proportions this time

This part of the course was harder than previos parts. I had to keep my mindset in check more than before. Although my lines were confident and clean before the demo ( I've written on the sheets which is which) I think they were mostly drawn from fingers. After Stans demo I've started paying more attention to that. I think that I'm not doing a bad job, but I'm not happy with the amount of mistakes and messiness I generaly make in this part of the course. Maybe it's because I'm used to seeing sketchbooks with beautiful drawings online. Seeing Stans mistakes and his attitude towards them makes me feel better. I guess that I have to get use to the idea that this is not a final stage, but and important one.

hey i have a question. based on the demos we've seen, the "layout" pass before a contour drawing kind of looks like what we've done here with the sketching. should I be doing layouts going forward as if im sketching, using searching lines and CSI? or is a layout a different mentality from sketching?

I felt like I improved alot in making things less stiff. Any advice is lovely

First pic: 2nd attempt with 2B after watching video Second pic: 1st attempt with 4b after watching video Third pic: before watching video I think I'm getting the loose lines more after switching from 4b to 2b pencils. The lines still feel a bit awkward as I think I'm using too much straights but they were intentional to keep the angles right.