First attempt at a grid. I think I screwed it up. I forgot to delete the border when measuring. So I had to work upside down alot to just see shapes. Also 1st attempt at charcoal in at least 20 years, literally, because I tend to lean on the paper and make a mess. I think it would be better if I worked at an easel? Should I gesso over this and do it again? I think maybe I shoulld just move on.

A first try with Procreate. Next I’ll mainly work on canvas and with oil paint. Thank you for creating this course. I’m looking forward to learn to paint. Finally!

have never used the grid method before but it’s very useful!

I'm enjoying the course so far and am excited to start my first portrait painting.

Fyi, there aren't any grid lines on my sketch b/c I'm working in Procreate and using its built-in grid.

Hi @Morgan Weistling! I'm so excited to be taking this course. I've had a few beginner painting courses recently in acrylic, watercolor, and oil. Oil painting was what intrigued me the most of those 3 mediums. I settled on your course as I appreciate the "Painting without a Brain" method. Just am easy to follow along course that will get me established with some fundamental painting knowledge. Here's my attempt at using the grid method. I must admit I am definitely one of those "grids are cheating and no REAL artist uses them" camp, however after putting my ego aside and giving it a try I was pleasantly surprised that after the tedious grid setup my initial lay-in was completed in record time. I'm looking forward to what I can pull out of this course and to see my improvement. Cheers!

Hi Morgan, here's my grid drawing. What do you think?

The printer I used made this image so dark it was hard to see any details. My image wasn’t matching up with what was on the instructional example. I think the printer I used cropped the image a bit. Things got weird. I don’t know if I should start over or not. When I finished I nearly got the gray acrylic to paint over and just try again tomorrow. 😅😮‍💨 Any advice would be appreciated. Hopefully if I do need to restart and get the image fixed before proceeding to the next lesson….. one of y’all lovely individuals could let me know. ♥️ Happy Valentines ♥️

It was challenging to completely capture the accuracy of shapes in each grid so I tried to keep in mind comparing the negative shapes to vertical + horizontal edges and noting both positive and negative shapes being formed

Hi Morgan, great course....thank you very much. I would appreciate your feedback regarding my charcoal sketch.....thanks in advance!

There is a distortion in the vertical that I am not sure whether it is my sketching at fault or if I have made a mistake in the proportions in the setting up of the grid.

Any feedback appreciated. I’ve never really drawn a face before… I love to paint but hate to draw so this is a new adventure for me.

I usually draw in graphite, and so charcoal isn't my favorite. I can see plenty of structural issues like the top lip is too tall and fat and the eyelids should be heavier, but I'm betting I can correct a lot of this when painting. It's a start

Best to stick with the tutorial reference moving forward. Sketched on A3 paper