Haha! Didn't think of that XD. Nice! Great to see you attempting different poses! Nice rhythms! I'll do my best to help you further: - I think the drawings would benefit from some stronger structure. The body flows nicely, but it feels a little unclear how it's structured. Try to think of the character as built out of a distinct set of shapes, that communicates how it's built and is able to move. So for your character you might have head & body Just like in real life, the body bends in different movements, but its mass stays the same. Having a clear idea of the shapes, helps you manage this. As a rule of thumb I think it's a good idea to be aware of every part of the character as a specific shape. So when you draw the eyes for example, you design a specific shape, that you then squash and stretch into different expressions. Same for the other stuff; brows, antennas, beard etc. Like you're building a model. However, you don't necessarily have to outline every shape in your drawing. Maybe you find that the face gets too crowded if you draw the contour of the eye shape. Maybe it looks nicer if you just outline the top. Then feel free to do that. But keep the shape in mind. Thinking of the specific shapes, will also help you become a better designer, since the shapes aren't left to luck, but designed consiously. - " my goal is to improve at drawing without reference but above all to learn to draw creatures" Cool! It would be great to hear more about your art goals. Feel free to share a few works of art by artists that you admire. Not just any artwork that you like, but specifically work that is the type that you want to create. I hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!

This is spectacular. Reminds me of Steve Bissette. Great job.

Hi @Nikhil Lewis, cool drawing! - You might appreciate reading this reply https://www.proko.com/s/YiWN - I took a quick look in your course library, but couldn't see the Drawing Basics course. Don't miss out on that one! You'll learn a lot of important drawing concepts that will help you in other courses. And the drawing basics course also seems like a lot of fun :) I hope this helps :) Keep up the good work 💪😎👍 PS. the quick tip is based on this lesson How Animators Use Basic Shapes with Aaron Blaise

Haha, really funny XD. I never thought of this🤣👏👏 - It might be interesting to play with how the weight is distributed. What parts carry the most weight? Maybe section one and three. You could show this by making the limbs in this section more tense, pushing the torso up. While section two and four sag down and have relaxed limbs. This also gives the body a more dynamic rhythm. - As you might see in my paintover, you can show the pose with very simple shapes. Starting your drawings with simple shapes, just focusing on capturing the pose, before adding details, might be something you'd want to play with. I hope this helps :)

Cool! - When you draw something, consider the shapes it's built out of. This helps a lot when trying to keep the proportions and model consistent. It might be worth studying some drawings of King Louie (Paused from the 1967 Disney Jungle Book or from a drawing by the Nine Old Men, such as Milt Kahl), drawing the simple shapes he's built out of. I hope this helps :)

HAHA I love it!!! It's face is soooo cute! Sick stretch in those pecs too!

Great start. Just take a step back and try finding more rhythms of the infrastructure less about the contour of volumes

ohhh nice! I like how natural this combination is looking. Each part of the separate animals is really coming together well and it's feeling like a creature/cryptid that you could find somewhere out in the wild. Wouldn't want to encounter it myself though haha

I'm no David Colman but PUSH THRU! The resistance and fear response are all apart of the process that we all go through, even Mr. Colman. I recommend listening to the Draftsman podcast episode "what's blocking your creativity". Happy drawing :)