Hello everyone. That's my first post and attempt to this exercise. I did this drawing before watching the Demo Videos. I think is quite difficult to know where the planes and tones are in general.

I did my simplified pear using an HB pencil prior to the demo and I noticed I was supposed to start with lighter lines first and then gradually get darker.

The first picture is my attempt before I watched the demo and the second picture is my attempt after watching the demo. I struggle most with the lighter values - I used a B and it felt too dark, but then using 2H was difficult because it's such a strong line that it just looks like a bunch of lines rather than shading.

My first and second attempt! First was done without watching the example, and the second was done after watching the example and critiques. Felt like my values could have been easier to distinguish, but I'm only using an HB pencil alone right now, so I used pressure to the best of my ability.

My first, second and third attempt to see if I did any better after a rest - I think I did better on my third attempt compared to the other two but would love for some feedback on further improvements!

Hey everyone, here is my before and after. I would love to hear your feedback. Thank you!

Here are my attempts at the pear assignment, before watching the demo and after. I’m definitely more of an intermediate student, but I struggle getting a wide range of values, so I wanted to try the pear before jumping into the portrait. I think my second attempt comes a little closer to capturing the value range of the reference photo, but I’d love to hear any critiques you have!

Here is the before demo and after demo. Never done values before so it's fun to learn them, especially when they are simplified. Before: After:

This is my first attempt at this project.

Hello! This is the first assignment done before the demo (picture 2) and after the demo (picture 1). Feedback is greatly appreciated.

Here is my attempt! Tips are welcomed and appreciated :)

Here is my attempt at this project.

My first pear

Pear 1 and Pear 2. Pear 2 drawn after the demo 😀 Stoked it actually looks like a pear, very excited to draw more in the this course.

Here is my first attempt. Hopefully I will get better at the end :)

Here's my attempts for the Level 1 project. Left image is before watching the demo, and the next one is after. Learning so much from this course already. Loving it so far and really enjoy seeing everyone's progress.

Left image: my first attempt before watch Stan video on how he drew the pear. Right image: 2nd attempt after watching his video and taking notes. A mistake I made was when I was shading large areas, I was using the side of the pencil which cause the some parts to look grainy. I am currently watching his critique video and will do a third attempt. Feedback and constructive criticism are welcome please! :)

This is my try on the 1st level project

2 pears pre-demo, 1 pear post-demo

Although I used to draw a lot, this is my first drawing in .... years. The first pears I drew - #2 and #3, I see I over-did. with the "chiseling" and cross hatching. Proportions and angles are wonky. But, it feels good to have pencil to paper. And they still look like pears instead of blobs! Yay! Then I watched Proko do it in the demo and I realized how much I needed to simplify even more. I forgot how hard it is to control values and tone. I will have to put some time into that.