Nyova

The Fearless

The Resilient (Summer 2022)

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    4:10 PM, Tuesday August 1st 2023

    Thanks for the response!

    While I did this lesson I was definitely uncomfortable adding and subtracting mass from my base forms. The way you've described it here makes a lot more intuitive sense to me; I'll give it a shot during L5.

    5:14 AM, Thursday August 4th 2022

    Thanks for the quick response. Just knowing that what I'm doing is somewhat correct is extremely motivating. For now I'll try to make my warmups and actual drawing time more regular and go over those pointers about cast shadows.

    3:23 AM, Thursday August 4th 2022

    Thanks for the thorough response. I have a question about my next steps if you're willing.

    My lack of experience with texture and impropper use of shadows is quite visible in this submission, so I was wondering if it would be worth it to start the 25 Textures Challenge along with lesson 4, or would i be better off just incorporating more texture anyalysis into my warm ups?

    Side note, but the idea of outlining my shadows instead of filling them up never came to me. That is a much better way to convey their presence without overusing them. I'm starting to realize that a lot of my mistakes come from my rigidity of thinking.

    3:43 AM, Thursday June 16th 2022

    Thank you for the review!

    5:45 AM, Wednesday March 9th 2022

    Thank you for the detailed review Rob! Very solid advice that fits with what I felt when going over my own work.

    I would like to ask a question about moving forward. As I stated in my submission, I did the 250 box challenge independetly. Should I submit the work I have already done, or should I redo it? I understand the benefit that it could bring me, but it was hard enough the first time.

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