Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction
7:12 AM, Tuesday August 25th 2020
Having trouble with organic forms,
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5:11 AM, Saturday January 30th 2021
organic arrows
in the second page, you can clearly see you did not overlap the edges
https://drawabox.com/lesson/2/4/overlap
texture analysis
in your first column, your texture did not transition well.
organic intersection
your cast shadows are really bad and it is sticking to the forms
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