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8:10 AM, Thursday August 29th 2024
Hello there, Rictov! Congrats on finishing lesson 2. Here are my thoughts :
1) Arrows : Your arrows are not being reduced in size while they converge. This exercise is about exploring depth. Try to make the other end of the arrow small in size, here's what I mean : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HNH6bdASvGuGjS11_a-SxrjqmRV1AAnT/view?usp=drivesdk
2) Form interactions : You have outlined where the forms are interacting. But the shape of the outline does not make any sense to me, try to draw the lines while keeping in mind the shape of the form which is interacting.
3) Organic Forms : Perfect! The circles change in angle as the form.
4) Contour Forms : Pretty good, try various sizes, not just long ones.
5) Textures : You didn't make a smooth transition to dark. Try to figure out the repeating patterns of the texture's shadows and gradually make it more and more intense until it becomes dark towards the end.
6) Dissections : Perfect! The texture warps around the form and it also breaks the silhouette.
7) Sausages : Your POV seems to be on the top of the sausages, trying different camera angles is good but I think you should do the exercises as intended.
Next Steps:
Please redo arrows, form interactions, textures, and sausages.
6:26 PM, Saturday September 14th 2024
Thank you for your help
9:18 AM, Sunday September 15th 2024
Great.. Try to draw from your shoulders, don't try to draw over or attempt to "fix" the homework next time. Also the textures still have hard transition dark to light, try to do it like the second one where you made a smooth transition. Do it next time you do these as your warmup and move to the next lesson.
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