Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction
6:49 PM, Tuesday June 2nd 2020
I had a lot of trouble with textures, even the second time around.
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2:22 PM, Wednesday June 3rd 2020
Dang, nice work. I think you're getting it a bit more than most students. You're drawing the shadows cast by the forms, not the forms themselves, like the instructions say. I found your textures looking for examples of that.
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