Some studies before and after help/advice from tutor

Some thumbnails that I never bothered to render. Top right and bottom left are a lot more abstract, and I wanted to mess around with color first and then render while correctly value...but I never got to rendering any of them. Top left has weak rhythm , so I need more practice on gesture

Getting better in some ways and worse in others. Dark values still not dark enough, but I have cleaner harder edges compared to the top left,t which was a month ago

Couple of value distillation studies. Trying to improve on my eye for value, color, and shape langauge

Values need work, but mostly struggling with proportion. Decent study

Shape study

Values are still off and need better edge control

These books have also been very helpful. Rockhe Kim's teachings are very perspective heavy, which helps me as it's the easist fundamental for me to understand.

Tom Fox also breaks down planar aspects of form in perspective, akin to sculpting the body in 3D space. Both great study materials

Will be using these to accompany learning muscle groups and anatomy in Hide's anatomy course

Was supposed to be doing cylinder studies and got carried away

Need practice on cylinders in perspective. Understanding the curves of the spine a little more.

Changing the pen has allowed for better communication of line weight on my gestures

Better line confidence and better with ellipses just in the past month. DrawABox and Peter Han's course made the traditional to digital transition easier

I'll just post my practice or drills occasionally here. Should serve as a decent reminder in a year for any improvement in my art journey