kikkiling

Geometric Guerilla

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kikkiling's Sketchbook

  • Sharing the Knowledge
  • Geometric Guerilla
  • Tamer of Beasts
  • The Fearless
  • Giver of Life
  • Dimensional Dominator
  • The Relentless
  • Basics Brawler
  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

  • Regarding contours on forms

  • any art books that empathizes heavily on spatial reasoning?

  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

  • Transitioning from drawabox to schools like CDA

  • Is there a way to draw "oval cylinders"?

  • 250 Cylinder Challenge

  • Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals

  • Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids

  • How often should I reread the exercises and lessons?

  • Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants

  • Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

  • Partial Lesson 2 Submission (1 / 7 exercises)

  • 250 Box Challenge

  • Partial 250 Box Challenge submission

  • Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

  • Partial Lesson 1 Submission (1 / 10 exercises)

  • Partial Lesson 1 Submission (1 / 10 exercises)

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