Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants
7:36 AM, Tuesday July 14th 2020
I'm super excited to be starting this part of the course. I found drawing plants to be really relaxing and enjoyable. A welcome change from the other more fundamental exercises! That being said, I still think I have a lot to work on with my plant drawings. I especially had trouble with plants that had largely circular elements. I can't seem do draw good circles (ellipses are generally fine, but actual circles look suuuuper wonky. I'm working practicing circles into my warm-up routine).
I employed some cross hatching in a few of these drawings for elements I felt were appropriate (non-textural shading, even though that might be a mistake). I really like the look of cross-hatching, and I often feel my art feels a bit "stiff" and I yearn to have a more free feel to my artwork. I'd like to know if that's a bad idea for my future improvement, or if I'm using it in a somewhat acceptable way.
As with all the other critiques, I'd appreciate brutal critiques. I really want to know things I could work to improve on, because I'd like to continue drawing plant life. I really enjoyed filling pages in my sketchbook with actual objects :D
Thanks for taking the time to critique my work!