Thanks and sounds good! If you want feedback on the learning material prior to release I'd be happy to take a look assuming you do some sort of "field testing" before releasing material. Though I guess your multiple rounds of critiques for students in lesson 5 would already have been plenty of feedback on the teaching material.
Here are my latest redraws (round 3) https://imgur.com/a/B0p56KQ
Ok so draw like a sculptor for the face. Got it
So does that mean it's key to wedge forms against each other even on the face?
I've actually drawn that demo multiple times and did it again after the last critique. I guess I didn't realize I was required to follow that exact formula for my other constructions. I have to say I don't really understand how to apply it to other animals (i.e. sea horse, shark, or even a bird) since their facial makeup doesn't always fit together that way; at least in my head (i.e. eye socket doesn't butt up against a muzzle).
I think it's probably a case of me forgetting since I did these over a longer period of time in addition to all the other drawing I'm doing whereas normally I would knock them out closer together in a shorter period of time. I'll try to be more actively aware of what I need to focus on.
Here are my redraws (round 2): https://imgur.com/a/79q3Oxk
Here are my redraws (round 2): https://imgur.com/a/79q3Oxk
You seemed to harp on the wolf and the goat a bit. Were the other constructions similarly lacking or do you notice that I struggle more with quadrapeds?
Also another question regarding the leg construction with "sausages". Do they always have to be "perfect" sausages? In the wolf demo you use different shapes to build up the legs (i.e. the ends are different sizes) and similarly, with the sample dog digram the sizes are different on the ends. Is the focus here not to have bowing in the center of the mass (like an ellipse)? Or are we supposed to use "perfect" sausages that have spheres at their ends and maintain the same thickness throughout? This has been a very confusing aspect of this lesson for me.
With the additional mass designs, I envisioned them as clay, so I designed the silhouette with the shape I needed. I guess this is incorrect and instead I need to think of them of being more solid and not as pliable? Or filled with water?
Finally, is it possible to get feedback prior to the full submission of 5 animals? I feel that it would be better for me to get feedback earlier rather than spending time doing things wrong repeatedly and not realizing it.
Ok here are my redraws: https://imgur.com/a/vW3HUmM
I took your advice and drew 1 a day and really tried to think about my lines more and the view everything as building on top of each other. I also reviewed the informal demos again and I think it really helped. Let me know what you think. Thanks!
Sounds good thank you.
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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