Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids
8:58 AM, Thursday February 3rd 2022
The shadows and limbs are the hardest parts for me to do.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Hi Mikka! I'll be reviewing your homework. Let's see:
Organic Forms with Contour Curves:
They look pretty good, the two main issues I see are: 1. they tend to be elongated at the ends instead of being round (like the idea of a couple of spheres joined by a tube), and 2. sometimes your curves don't reach either of the edges and misalign in relation to the minor axis of the form.
Outside from that, they look pretty good, just look out for those things in the future.
Insect Drawings:
In general, they are well made. Your basic forms are usually well defined, intersect each other, and the added forms wrap around them nicely. Something you could improve are your legs, remember to establish them first as simple sausages and then add forms to adequate them to their actual shapes, don't try to give them the actual shape by observation on "first draft". Also, in your grasshopper, some of the masses in the legs present complexity where there really isn't any, this is what I mean.
But overall, I think you're ready for Lesson 5. Well done! Keep in mind the advice as you move forward.
Next Steps:
Thank you so much for taking the time to critique my submission. I'll keep in mind all the things I need to improve on.
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.
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