Revisions: https://imgur.com/a/kFhq9m2
I don't know why but I was struggling to keep the ellipses small on the branches exercise. I realize I also messed up width consistency and the axis.
Hey Uncomfortable,
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback!
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback!
I see what you’re talking about with the arrows. I feel like I was so worried about controlling my line to mimic the first curve that I missed the 3d space aspect.
For the ellipses in organic contours, I tried ghosting the forms, but usually found that they didn’t at all match what I had envisioned them to be. I also felt like my thought process wasn’t in sync with my hand. Also, for the ellipses within, do you have any tips for getting narrower ellipses or is it just something that will come with millage? I feel like there’s a 50/50 shot right now where I either think about the ellipses narrowing and don’t actually nail the orientation and degree, or I forget and don’t think about it.
Texture, I honestly just don’t get it right now. I watched Uncomfortable’s videos and read the notes a few times and it makes sense in my head, but it just doesn’t click when I analyse a texture and try to draw its shadow shape. The image you shared helped my understanding more so thank you.
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback! My box construction has improved as well as ghosting, but I am struggling with the line weight still.
Thank you so much for the detailed feedback!
I ghosted as much as possible to add my line weight, but I feel like my lines vary so much from day to day. On the days where I wasn’t doing so well with lines, I ended up making all those passes and tried to hide my mistakes like you said. And like Uncomfortable said in his comment, I am definitely hesitating when I draw my lines. Most of the hesitation I notice is when I’m adding line weight and not to the initial line. I get anxious and probably drink too much coffee. Should I even submit work from days where I am not doing as well?
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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