9:52 AM, Friday July 28th 2023
Thank you for answering my questions!
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nadia_artist
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The Unshakeable (Summer 2022)
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5:53 PM, Monday July 24th 2023
Thank you for critique! I will keep what you wrote in mind.
These things on branches are my attempts at knots.
Overall I really struggled with constructing plants and often didn't really know how to aproach this. Is it normal it's still really hard for me to imagine what I draw as 3D and flowing trough space?
Another thing, as you said edge detail is part of construction. I looked at demonstration you sent me and at the end you add line weight. Does it mean it's also considered part of construction and not detail?
3:33 PM, Saturday April 15th 2023
Thank you for critique! I'll keep what you said in mind ^^
12:36 PM, Sunday June 19th 2022
Thank you! Since I first started Drawabox, ellipses were something I always had some trouble with. I include them in every warmup and try to improve my accuracy. And you're right about my lines being wobbly, because I'm trying to be more accurate when drawing boxes. That's something I still need to work on.
8:16 PM, Wednesday August 11th 2021
Thank you so much for your critique! I thought I would have to wait much longer and found out today that you did it :)
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