Here are my current attempts with the lion being after watching the demo

The demo really helped me to better understand how to break things down into simpler shapes. The first four images are before watching the demo. I found using a piece of vellum paper first helped me to explore what shapes where hidden in the image. Then I have the two reference images I used for supplemental practice. And the last images are after watching the demo. This was a very challenging yet fun project for me.

This really helped, I didn’t realize we weren’t supposed to NOT think in 3D space for this which made it hard to simplify with simple shapes. Also doing shapes that aren’t just triangles, circles, and squares, like with the horns on the buffalo. I was trying waaaaay too hard to simplify with one stroke in my first go. This was good!

Using only 10 shapes was a bit of a puzzle, but I figured it out

These are all after watching the demo One major difference between these and my initial attempt was to try to make the shape look "fun" while keeping the essence of the reference subjects Someone in the previous discussion suggested drawing thumbnails - that really helped. Funny enough, the drawing that I like the most is the rooster thumbnail. I don't know why - it just looks more...."fun" /"crisp" (?) - no idea what the right word might be

Interesting but fun exercise simplifying animals to shapes. Left: First attempt before watching demo. Right: Second attempt and after watching demo.

Here are my before and afters. The wolf is worse somehow. It was the last one I did anyway. I guess I got sloppy. I labeled them before and after to make it easier.

I tired to apply what I learned from the demo any critiques are welcome

sketches made during demo any critiques are welcomed

I tired to apply what I learned from the demo

Again, these are fun! Trying to pick my shape design skills back up.

A good exercise made me understand how to see and minimize shapes a keeping them simple

I tried my best to follow Stan's demonstration. How did I do? @Martha Muniz

Hello everyone! Got a quick question: anyone has an idea on how to draw a sheep so it doesnt look like a dog? ( I’m straggling going through this assignment :(

The demos really helped me in understanding how to better choose the shapes to represent the animals. I felt more confident and satisfied with the redraws of the animals that I did for the project previously. However, there's still much room for improvement. The reference images are the same as those I've posted for the previous video on the project submission. PS. The trick of making thumbnail sketches before drawing the actual animal was the most helpful for me in this case.

Enjoyed that exercise. Found it difficult to see shapes at first, but it made it so much easier and more fun once I started seeing them in the image.

I had a hard time actually finding simple shapes that would make sense. Especially on the pictures I chose myself.

I gave it another crack - simplication is something I really need to work on, so for this attempt, I kept it simple; went to unsplah; searched "animal" - and just scrolled and drew what was there 🤙 I'm much happier with these ones. It's such a skill and one that I think I might become addicted to 🤣

I have attached my references. Sort of guilty of just rushing these because they were very frustrating to me. I was not sure If I was just supposed to draw the face or the whole animal. I have watched the demo and critiques already. Going to try and redo them. Not really happy how these came out.

got the dog refrence from @Tony Zhang over here