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4:16 AM, Wednesday June 2nd 2021
You have room to improve, but you've done a solid job with the material.
While the arrows flow well, there are a number of them that aren't drawn how the lesson recommends. The main idea behind the arrows exercise is to draw winding arrows whose curving indicates 3D space, with the space between each portion of said arrow getting smaller as the arrow gets further away. There are arrows in your pages that have noticeably straight paths; they still flow very well, but they don't quite conform to the main purpose of the exercise.
The organic forms are decent, but there is room for improvement. Some of your organic forms change width from one end to the other, which they are not supposed to do. It's generally not super pronounced, but it's still worth noting. I also notice that you didn't shift the degrees of the ellipses very much; this can be a tough part, but it's worth practicing to help convey how that shape exists in 3D space. That being said, the ellipses do adhere to the sides of the forms well, with a couple problem children here and there.
The texture work is actually very good here. You depict each texture very clearly. Admittedly, the gradient in the analysis exercise could be better - the black bar is very apparent, with no smooth transition in sight. The transition to complete white, on the other hand, is handled well.
The textures on organic forms are executed well. They conform to the shapes properly and are depicted clearly once again. Most of them break the silhouette, which is good.
The intersecting forms exercise is executed well. The shapes have consistent foreshortening, outside of a couple odd boxes here and there.
The organic form intersections portion is done well, mostly. The shadows follow the forms of the shapes they are cast onto, the forms are stable, and they wrap around each other fairly sensibly for the most part. One thing that jumps out to me is that the forms feel less like they are resting on top of one another and are moreso being absorbed into each other. This is technically not how the lesson is meant to be executed, even if I'm not sure I'd classify it as a major mistake.
Next Steps:
While there is room for improvement, I feel that you will be able to improve what you've done here without having to spend extra time on the lesson. You will have an opportunity to revisit the arrows exercise in lesson 3, so you will be able to improve your approach there.
As for organic forms, I would recommend drawing some of them in warmups before sessions of drawing. Little revisits of the simpler exercises can go a long way. I recommend doing this for the arrows as well, as they make for good perspective practice.
My personal next-step-recommendation would be to go on to lesson 3. That being said, do not be afraid to revisit any exercises here if you feel the need to! Also don't be afraid if anyone suggests a different course of action.
1:36 AM, Thursday June 3rd 2021
Thank you for taking the time to review my work! Regarding the intersections they were particularly tough for the reasons you listed above. It was hard to see how forms intersected but I've added some of that into my warmups and I understand it better now. (hoping that the imgur link works). I'm glad to hear that there will be more opportunities to improve on the arrows since I didn't really understand how to draw them like the homework intended. ^^
2:33 AM, Thursday June 3rd 2021
You are very welcome! It's good to hear that you've been able to incorporate the intersections into your warmups. Practicing drawing forms together should prove useful in the near future.
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