THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’ve been waiting for a response for weeks. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to upload anything to Imgur without an account now for some reason. So, I can’t show you what I’ve done so far, but I’m having the hardest time making my zig-zagging sections overlap. Any more tips you can give me to help?
Edit: I got over myself and made an account. Should’ve done this before, to be honest. Here’s the link.
Hey there, sorry for the late response!
I took a look at your arrows and I can tell that you are trying to apply the tips that I gave you so far. I drew an example of a different way you could try to approach your arrows here:https://imgur.com/a/2gF3KNr
In the second step, I added straight lines going down for the sides of the arrow. I noticed that the sides of your arrows are tilting outwards, which can prevent the zig-zagging sections from overlapping. If you try and draw the sides first, they can serve as a guide for the next line you must draw, like in the third step. It may be hard to accurately place the line in the third step, but for now, try and use the ghosting method with confidence.
I will go ahead and assign one more page of the organic arrows so you can get extra practice in. After I let you move onto lesson 3, this is something you can practice during warm-ups.
Next Steps:
Another page of organic arrows -- Take as much time as you need and if you have any more questions, I'm more than happy to help
No problem. I waited over a month for an initial response, so ten days is nothing lol. Ah, I see now! I hadn't thought about it before, but drawing the sides straight down makes a lot of sense as a guide. Thanks for that. Alright, I'll try it again
FINALLY back with this. Would’ve happened sooner, but Imgur was fighting me NOT to post this for some reason a day or two ago
First of all, great work!
I can defintely see the improvement in these arrows and I believe that you are understanding the concept very well now. I do see that some of the sides of the arrows are overshooting a bit, but it's good to see that you are using the ghosting method for them. Overall, great job
And with more practice, you could go back and try the first method again as shown in the lessons. The one that I showed you in my replies maps out the sides first so that the bottom and top lines are essentially parallel. You can still achieve this by mapping out the top and then the bottom lines first like in the lesson. I was just trying to show an approach I saw from someone else that made simpler to understand.
Once again, good job on your work. I will mark this as complete!
Next Steps:
Move on to Lesson 3
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