Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction
6:26 AM, Friday October 25th 2024
Quite a doozy but finally completed this lesson :).
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5:55 PM, Friday October 25th 2024
Heyoooo, you finally finished the homeworks! I've given you a lot of feedback in Discord, but I'm gonna look through your work here and see if there's anything we overlooked:
Organic Arrows. Definitely dynamic, and for the most part, you keep consistent transitions from back to foreground in the space. The modified method you devised for arrow construction is serving you well here, though I would encourage you to try the traditional flowing method from time to time. It's not so much about doing it the "right" way as it is about improving control over your arm motion; not a big deal either way, you definitely demonstrate excellent control in your work.
Organic Forms. The first page with the complete ellipses looks pretty spot-on to how I do them now. Good transitions from high to degrees of ellipses, and your forms are pretty even across the board. The contour page... I did notice a few of these forms have ellipses that start wide on the first curve, thin on the second, then wide on the next.
I sketched on couple to show you what I was seeing. https://i.imgur.com/EiELXWZ.jpeg This is something to keep an eye on, and I'm sure you'll improve on this as you do this exercise in warmups.
Texture. Through our chats in discord, I recognize the time you've put in to these assignments to complete them to the absolute best of your ability. The shadows in your analysis transition logically from dark to light, and you manage to avoid closing forms when it wouldn't make sense to do so. The dissections we see here continue to improve as you move on to the next page too.
Form Intersections. You shared some trepidation going into this assignment, which is more than fair, considering how many new forms we're being introduced to here. That said, you managed to fill out four pages with fairly logical intersections. This is going to be one of those assignments that grows with you as you continue to improve your spatial awareness. As a side note, I recommend rotating those pyramids around once in a while. We're only given one example of a properly constructed pyramid in comfy's demo, so don't fret about trying to master this form right away.
Organic Intersections. Again, this is a good demonstration of the exercise. I appreciate your sosig-size variety here, and you did a good job drawing through your forms. Construction in the later lessons really lean on this exercise, so establishing a good understanding of it now will serve you well in the long run.
Next Steps:
I really like the assignments in this lesson, and I think the assignments are so well applied in the later lessons. You're demonstrating excellent understanding of the material here, so feel free to move on to the next lesson. That one can be a bit more fluid compared to the rigor of lesson 2, but I think you'll meet the challenge with ease. Nicely done!
12:50 PM, Saturday October 26th 2024
Hey there Chief, i really don't know how to thank you. You've been a constant support for my journey through lesson 2 and i'm not exaggerating when i say that i wouldn't have made it here without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart : )
6:57 PM, Saturday October 26th 2024
I'm more than happy to help! Many weeks, maybe months ago now, I started trying to help others in discord on nights where I was feeling frustrated with my output. In the time since then, reviewing the homeworks and sharing what I actually managed to retain has had a remarkably positive impact on my own understanding and application of the material. But nothing I've done through DAB has felt so gratifying as giving advice and seeing that advice help someone improve on their own work.
I didn't set out with the intention of helping you with every question you had along the way, but I'm glad it happened. We've definitely built a mutually-beneficial rapport that will help us go far in DAB. I can't wait to see what crazy eldritch horror nightmare flowers you have on your list. Best of luck to you my friend!
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