Hi again Shady4Sketcher, I've checked your submission,

Overall, it seems like you did a good job on this lesson. Your use of additional forms to create constructions that feel real and 3d, shows a good grip on form. However, there are some things I want to comment you about so you can keep on good track!

First off, I want to talk about legs and the sausage method. Starting out, you did pretty stiff sausages as legs, you can see it in this cheetah construction, though as you progressed through the lesson, you started doing more sausage like, which made them way better, for example this giraffe. However, you never really put a contour line in between your sausages, to show how they connect! This is an important element to show the viewer, and yourself, how the forms interact with each other.

Also, another thing that I'm seeing in your legs is that you are adding masses on the contours, this is a 2d way of adding mass to our forms, you did this in your giraffe and in some part on your horses. Check the step numer 11 of this Uncomfy demo where he applies this concepts to a donkey.

Remember that the sausage method we use it's to get some flow on our constructions without breaking the 3d illusion, that's why we first go with just sausages and then add additional 3d masses that reafirm the sense of solidity that these legs provide to the animal.

I'm seeing that you have a tendency to wrap around all your constructions with a layer of line weight that jumps from form to form, enveloping your whole construction. This is not really recommended since it's something being done in the 2d space and undermines the great job you did in 3d! Also, remember that line weight is a tool that has a really specific purpose, which is to show and clarify the overlap between forms in localized areas, so don't use it to extend in long areas.

There is an issue that comes from you trying to apply a "layer" of line weight over the silhouette, which is that because this last layer has to be the thickest, whenever you add line weight anywhere else, you want to reinforce the silhouette with even more line weight. This ends up in a mess and very thick line weight. To give you an example, check this little lizard, here you can see how the silhouette ends up having very thick line weight, when in reality it shouldn't need any since it's not overlapping with anything!

What I recommend you to do, is to first do the whole construction without any line weight and after you are finish, you then apply it on the areas that need to be clarify.

Regarding what you said about textures, I would recommend that next time you go only for construction when it's indicated since texture tends to make it more difficult to check for mistakes on your original constructions.

Lastly, your head constructions look like sometimes is fitting all together and sometimes don't, remember to try to fit the eye socket on the muzzle sides.

You did a great job on this lesson, I'm gonna mark it as completed, keep it up!

Also, good luck figuring out what (and how) you want to pursue!