Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants
6:02 AM, Thursday January 21st 2021
I included the references on the Imgur album, I'll wait for the critiques, thank you.
Good job, I think you're ready to move on.
A couple quick pointers.
You should reread the arrows exercise instructions and practice that as a warm up. Pay careful attention to the way the hatching should be placed and how the swooping should increase as it gets closer to the camera.
Good job on the constructions. In the future you may want to capitalize more on the space of a page and really fill it to get more drawings/practice in before submitting, but this is fine.
Overall great work. Your constructions look precise to me. I think you're ready to move on.
Next Steps:
Move on to the next lesson.
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