Thanks! I must be overcompensating with the fear of chubby face incidents. And yah, maybe if ill have a head a lot bigger 2-3mm one or the other way would not be making such a big difference. Next week's challenge updated! 
18 days later
As I was away for a while figured it's better to draw with pen and pencil than not at all. I find it a refreshing and challenging experience. No erasing! - That was my personal challenge as I think I overuse it and also get too fixated on unimportant bits while digital drawing. Definitely going to do some more in the future!
Great job with the heads, noses ears and cats 😃
Now these are some cute looking cats, awesome stuff
So here is probably my last update for the year. I have challenged myself in order to monitor and check my progress. The rules were - I am not allowed to use any reference (wanted to see how much my inner library improved) and finish within one session, accepting the result as it is.
Results - OMG I hate it 
More constructive thoughts:
Good things - I think my feeling for proportions has definitely improved, anatomy of the body is so much better even without looking at the reference. In all, I just wouldn't be able to draw that just from my head when I started.
Endless list of things that need more attention:
Head construction is still on a bad lvl, and needs more practice.
Face anatomy - I am partially (but only partially) pardoning myself for how bad it looks as I haven't gone past the nose with my lessons. But yeah it's bad
Shading - Has it good and bad moments, but generally, I should just do it more often to practice, and next time remember to add highlights 
Oh and I should probably also start drawing hands and feet with at least a minimal amount of detail
Hair - I am not even getting there it will chase me in my nightmares.
That's it. As much as it is a bad drawing I am better than when I started. It's something 
Any other thoughts as always welcome
That's not bad for drawing some challenging angles with no references. looks like you have a good idea what to work on too!
17 days later
Hi! First update in a while - the portrait. I have to admit it was a big challenge, effects - not perfect but I would not be able to draw it 6m ago so I'm pretty happy 
I have learned a lot through how to work with some of setting and brushes in photoshop
I have given up on the sweater cause it felt a bit too overwhelming to draw it with all those little details - challenge for the next time.
Critique very much welcome.
4 months later
Hi... Long time no post, long time no draw. I was meant to come back after 3 weeks but somehow there was always something, somewhere... Or just a plain lack of will to draw? Anyway, today was the first day when I collected enough willpower points to set up the station, sit down and get back to drawing. As it is a warmup since January - I started with getting back to gesture. It's a mix of 45s-10min. `Hope I'll be back soon
Welcome back 
It's always tough for me to get back to drawing when I take an unintended break from it, so kudos to you on taking the first step! Hope to see you back soon as well 
Here is step 1 for the assignment with 3P perspective drawing. I was really struggling with the idea for the project as wanted it to be different from the one that Mark has done in the video (although the vanishing point through the gate will definitely be used in the future!)
So at the moment, this is a sketch phase - but I thought if anyone will find things that need correction that is the best time to do it now.
My most concern was how the towers are tilting with going toward the right VP - but looking at the guidelines I couldn't find any obvious "booboos" - so maybe it is just the fact that it is a bit close to the VP and therefore just distorted this way?
The other is the top of the towers - which is supposed to be a round top - does it look believable? Or should I try to redraw those?
Thanks for any tips!
Cheers gang!
ooh these towers look so interesting!
Pretty sure this is just some perspective shenanigans, probably because the frame is out the safe triangle marc's mentioned on the lesson, but it does make the image feel more dinamic tho, but i'm totally inexperience when it comes to perspective stuff.
@mitsuki-youko Thans!
@Pattu_w Thanks for confirmaiton! I'll just get to cleaning this up then!
18 days later
Took me a while but here is a finished piece.
I usually leave pieces half-finished so I really wanted to go through with this one and accept the result. Internally deal with the fact that I don't know much about colours, light etc, but I should not be afraid to use them. I hope I'll be able to finish some more artwork in the future and that it will be my first step to be braver with my pieces
As always critique is very much welcome!
Looks great! I like the atmosphere
I think colors and light came out nice
The pieces look great overall. Just 1 q - what's the main light source and where's it coming from?
@patrycja.lerch - thanks!
@Gordon003 you got me... 
the moon is only figuratively where it is. I know I cheated but I didn't know how to draw it the proper way - I wanted the moon there for composition but then didn't know how to do back sl angled light. I just couldn't imagine it. I will probably re-draw it when I'll make it to the term with light and understand how it behaves in this situation a bit better. I know I've been cheeky 
