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Lesson 3 Multiple plants on a single page?

3:03 PM, Tuesday July 5th 2022

Hi all, I've worked through the demos of Lesson 3 and will soon start doing the actual homework exercises.

I've looked through a few submissions to gauge how other students approach the plant constructions and while some do one plant per page, I've also seen others do multiple plants on a single page.

Is there any correct way to do this or are both interpretations equally fine?

Have a good day y'all and watch Gintama if you've got some spare time :]

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4:31 PM, Tuesday July 5th 2022

It all comes down to how you use the space that's available to you, as ensuring that you're giving each drawing as much room as it individually requires will help your brain think through the spatial problems while making it easier to engage your whole arm while drawing.

The best approach to use here is to ensure that the first drawing on a given page is given as much room as it requires. Only when that drawing is done should we assess whether there is enough room for another. If there is, we should certainly add it, and reassess once again. If there isn't, it's perfectly okay to have just one drawing on a given page as long as it is making full use of the space available to it.

8:48 PM, Tuesday July 5th 2022

Aah that makes sense, I'll keep this in mind and basically only think about it when a given drawing is already finished.

Didn't expect the legend himself to respond, thanks!

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