Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction

1:06 PM, Sunday May 10th 2020

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Hey hey o/ This lesson took a lot longer, glances as dissections, but i managed to pull through finally! I can say i really enjoyed the exposure to new things like intersections and especially textures despite their tiresome nature, i feel like i learnt a lot more this time around. I also grew to love playing with arrows to show perspective.

For some mistakes i spotted, other than the obvious marker on the texture page, whoops, was i kept catching myself doing more lines rather than just long and confident ones, speaking here on the intersections, both organic and the shapes. Not on all of them but on enough to spot that on my own. If there's any suggestions to get that fixed other than doing more exercises and focusing on my strokes, id be happy to hear, thank you!

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Staedtler Pigment Liners

Staedtler Pigment Liners

These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.

Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).

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