Hello I’ll be handling the critique for your lesson 2 homework.
I'll be honest, first this lesson is very hard and I think you went full speed through the exercises without giving them much care. i think if u give it more u will be more skilled because i really dont favour to go to other lessons without full grasp of this There are some things that are more or less consistent but overall it looks like you didn't get the point of the exercises at all just like me i redo this 4 times but improved alot with failing try to see other works like this one https://drawabox.com/community/submission/MG2HIMYO
Organic Arrows : I noticed that on some of your arrows you are building by connecting lines not draw one time with flow which back to lesson 1 mark making https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/3/continuous u can do with segments but try to capture the fluidity with which they move through space one time , perspective is not well there also https://d15v304a6xpq4b.cloudfront.net/lesson_images/011d064f.jpg back to the arrows and read carefully and ask in the discord also if something not clear and watch the video dont afraid to make them overlap at first
Organic Forms with contours : u are not aware of the minor axis and there degree The shape of your sausages needs some work, there are a few that pinch or swell where they should not, try to stick to the recipe of two balls connected by a tube of consistent width the contour curves are not changing there and as i say same mistake and not aware of degree here Contour curves are a useful tool to describe how a form sits in 3D space but they can easily work against us by flattening our drawing, the best approach is to use the ghosting method to think about each mark’s purpose and how you are going to achieve it best, once that is done you can focus on executing that mark with confidence. This way you will avoid drawing contours that do not really add any useful information to the drawing. And also keep in mind that you don’t need to draw too many to convey the tri dimensionality of a form.
Texture Analysis : u didnt observe pattern and rushed and made one mark and keep repeating it remamber to observe and construct not copy and draw pattern shadows
dissection : same here
form intersection : try to make them roughly same size and see pinned bost its normal to fail here but be aware to make your own right not copy also and fill the page
organic intersection : dont copy never do that and stick to simple same size forms and think how they bult in space like ballon sag
see the pinned post in every lesson in discord I think you have to go through the whole lesson again. Read all the material, watch all the videos again, make all the exercises again and take your time. To give you an example, the Texture Analysis exercise took me like one day per bar. The Intersections took me like a whole week, and I'm sure there are people for whom it look a lot longer.
If there are things that you do not understand, you can ask around on Reddit or Discord, there's a community that is always open to help you with any questions. But take your time, and make sure you actually understand what you have to do, before you make a mark on your paper.
Next Steps:
do the whole lesson
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