Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction
4:09 PM, Monday March 25th 2024
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2:55 PM, Thursday April 18th 2024
hello, ill be critiquing your homework today!
organic arrows- ok, although the arrow heads are a bit wonky. try to place dots and use the tracing method the next time you practice it.
contour ellipses- ok, although in some places the ellipses randomly change width. also, in my opinion you placed too many ellipses-- only place the ellipse where there actually is a change in contour
contour lines- ok. in some places there are too many lines
texture analysis- missing!
dissections- ok. textures wrap around nicely
form intersections- ok
organic intersections- ok
overall you did a good job. However I cannot mark it as complete until I see the texture analysis. this is really important as it builds skills of observation, and is the basis of the 25 texture challenge.
Next Steps:
Submit Texture Analysis
8:39 PM, Sunday April 21st 2024
great! your texture analysis is ok.
Next Steps:
Take a break, move on to Lesson 3.
3:25 PM, Monday April 22nd 2024
thank you! to the next lesson I go! B)
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