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4:57 AM, Sunday January 10th 2021
as long as it doesn't hinder the critique its fine.
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Mara
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mara's Sketchbook
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8:58 AM, Monday December 21st 2020
The material if absorbed will help you create 3d appearing objects on paper. Will this course magically change your brain structure to perfectly execute the concepts within it? probably not, good luck.
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2:36 AM, Wednesday October 7th 2020
yeah, a lot of what the course is teaching is being able to create 3d appearing images on a 2d surface. So although the mechanical elements might not transfer completely your arm thats doing the drawing is still going to become more coordinated. your understanding of form and construction will improve and that will translate to any medium you choose to work in. uncomfortable wrote a whole article of why he believes it important to use ink, in summary from what I remember it encourages you to think before making a mark and becoming alright with making mistakes and working with them.
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1:52 AM, Monday October 5th 2020
No I could give u a critique and I have no idea what i'm talking about. uncomfortable derived and changed the course from peter hans dynamic sketching and has a firm grasp of the material. An official critique if the advice within is followed basically guarantees u'll be able to understand and execute the material better.
2:07 AM, Sunday October 4th 2020
5:00 AM, Friday May 29th 2020
thank you for the critique
1:55 AM, Wednesday April 29th 2020
9:21 AM, Tuesday April 28th 2020
I submitted, but after looking i'm redoing the 4 insects.
4:52 AM, Wednesday April 15th 2020
thank you for the critique.
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8:42 PM, Saturday April 4th 2020
for anyone reading this the tldr; drew without learning solid fundamentals, list of time constraints and insecurities. some questions that can be answered by reading the site.
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