I really like the shapes you drew, you sold the curves pretty well and I LOVE the emphasis on the shapes intersecting.

Hello. You did exceptional work completing Lesson 2! I'd say you're miles above the rest, now.

1. Thinking in 3D

Organic Arrows: Complete!

Organic Forms with Contour Lines: Exploring a 3D space is enabling yourself and others to observe and navigate through a flat sheet of paper as though we were physically within there and perceiving its depth. The degrees on your contour ellipses all look the same and appear pretty wobbly, too. Be sure to continue practicing.

2. Texture and Detail

Perfect! Absolutely no real issues here.

In consideration of understanding the difference between texture and detail, the three-dimensional forms are bound to the surface of another object, which substantially changes our method of modeling and drawing it. Texture prioritizes the overall pattern formed by smaller forms adhering to a larger surface, whereas detail, by contrast, refers to capturing fine characteristics on an object.

Texture Analysis: Complete!

Dissections: Complete!

3. Constructional Drawing

Form Intersections: We need to closely observe our subject matter in order to choose which simple forms to begin with. Drawing a figure that appears three-dimensional on its own is one thing, but applying it together with several other given forms in the same area of space creates numerous possibilities for error and paradoxes to materialize. I noticed that you used clean-up passes when drawing intersections between forms, making them look wobbly and less deliberate.

Organic Intersections: Complete!

Summary

I mark this lesson as complete!

You may move on to Lesson 3, while adding all of these Lesson 2 exercises into the pool for your regular warmup routine.

By the will of the GREAT CONSPIRACY, you have finished Contour Lines, Texture, and Construction.

Following the pattern of contour lines, our brains can mentally reconstruct the 3D form of a landscape or object. "Telling a convincing lie", as the case may be, involves knowing that these factors (as well as texture and additional details) provide our eyes and brain with valuable information describing just how those surfaces themselves flow through space. Beyond that, every constructional form added needs to relate solidly and consistently to that which is already there in order for the whole thing to maintain its believability and sense of solidity. All while using basic geometric construction to establish the foundational structure of the form on the page.

Amazing job!