Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants
6:13 PM, Monday August 29th 2022
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5:53 PM, Tuesday August 30th 2022
Hello, i’ll be handling the critique for your lesson 3
arrows
those are well executed your lines shows confidence, but i notice that you struggle to put them in a perspective. you attempt to do it but you don’t push the foreshortening (making the farther end smaller, and the closer end larger) enough when needed.
on some of your arrows the hatching given to the corners feels rushed, remember that every line you draw contribute to the solidity of your drawing so take the time that it needs and don’t rush steps of the process.
leaves
Your leaves are flowing through space pretty well and i see that you stick to the construction method when drawing a leaf composed of many different "arms".
Keep in mind that when we add zigzags to the edges we give one stroke, one trajectory, don't autopilot those and be mindful of each stroke.
branches
There are leftovers from your previous segments, be sure to draw using the shoulder with a ghosting method. We want to execute our strokes confidently and make them go over the next ellipses
plants
You stick to construction heavily here, that's great !
you’re drawing really small, Drawing small makes things harder for us. We draw more clumsily and it limits our ability to think through spatial problems, so i would recommend you to take one full page for each drawing.
Next Steps:
move on to lesson 4, good luck !
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