Some landscape references I did, one of the challenges I faced was while doing the sea shore, getting the reflection of the cliff correctly on the surface of the water, anyone knows how to tackle reflections on water? Also would love to get feedback on what else I could use as a reference for better understanding of objects in the environment in general and to increase my visual library. Also for inspiration some of the concept artists that I have taken work for references are Alexander Skold, Amir Zand, Oxana Cozlova, ZUDartS Lee for these pieces.

My first attempt at 3 point perspective from Term 2, any feedback or if I'm missing something? Also 2 vanishing points are out of the composition. Was thinking of doing a bot of shading or greyscale colouring but not really confident with that yet.

First attempt in drawing human anatomy in 4 point perspective, I'll be honest that I feel a bit nervous drawing human anatomy or human figures in general as I'm not good with anatomy, so its an extra challenge for me when I have to draw one in perspective. I added a few references so that I don't mess up with the body like certain areas such as abs, thighs or if I have forgotten a few muscle joints and I might not know how to draw them. The references are their to help increase my knowledge and add to my visual library as I was worried that along the way I might end up messing the proportions. Here is the result, do feel free to share your feedbacks guys!

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Drew some simple objects in my room, I need to point out that I had increased the brush smoothness to 50% for this in order to get straight lines, sometimes my hands shake because of which I am not able to achieve a clean straight line, but I feel like if I keep the smoothness high I'll just condition myself to high smoothness. Do I completely get rid of smoothness for the brush and bring it down to 0?

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A few more landscape references. The first reference is more of a study of water and the surface reflection. Tried to practice more of emulating the sea and the water surface, including the waves. Would appreciate any feedback. The second reference is of a desert and rocky terrain but decided to add my own element such as a small dwelling and an oasis next to it. The oasis though looks out of place so I ended up toning down the blue highlights in accordance with the environment around it and the reflections too. Original reference: Sin Jong Hun and Justin Oaksford.

My daily pen control task along with some exercises from term 2, these include shape deformation and sketching some objects around my surroundings. The pen smoothness used for these exercises is 10% and trying to practice more line weight. I also struggle with geometric shapes especially spheres and circles but hope to get better at them soon. Do share your feedbacks!

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Some shape deformation, perspective and connection exercise from term 2, still getting the hang of drawing geometric shapes and another challenge is doing the shading part but can see a significant improvement since I first started this task. Would love to hear some feedback from you guys or any suggestions or input.

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Also did some reference studies mainly focusing on foliage and nature. These include leaves, bushes, tree trunks. Main goal was to increase my knowledge and skills of using the default photoshop round brushes and texture brushes or even a combination of them to get the organic and natural look of trees and their texture. Currently I have not taken references from live objects that part I have only done for geometric objects in my surroundings as these artworks are more stylised and not realistic. I would appreciate any input or feedback on these. Thanks!

Been busy today so wasn't able to devote much time today but continued my shape deformation, perspective and connection exercise from term 2, kinda getting the hang of shading. Earlier I was limited to using soft round brush but thought I'd try out with hard round brush with Opacity on on photoshop. Would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions!

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Continuing my exercise on oval and circle shapes. Trying to get them right and getting in the habit of making more fluid strokes. Still need a lot of practice. Any feedback would be appreciated!

Still working on my shape exercise, focusing on circles and ovals. Would appreciate some feedback or suggestions on improving on this task. Feel like getting close to it but still struggling with geometric shapes.

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Studying rock texture was fun. Added a few process notes so that I don't forget them. I also played with how light would fall on the surface and reflect on it. I believe its also crucial to observe from real life rocks in order to get the their shapes and details right and memorised for your own visual library and to learn environment design. I would love to hear your thoughts, suggestions and feedback on this.

I have also attached my rock references below for my studies.

In studying metal textures in Photoshop for concept art, I explored creating realistic surfaces by combining noise, gradients, and lighting effects. The process taught me to balance fine details like scratches and imperfections with broader lighting techniques to add depth. A key challenge was achieving the subtle interplay of highlights and reflections to make the metal appear convincing, which required experimenting with blending modes and layer adjustments. Through this, I learned the importance of observing references and also adding them to my visual library. Would appreciate any feedback from your side.