Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction
6:30 PM, Wednesday September 29th 2021
A month of work. My dissection homework is kinda messed up. Hopefully to see any critics my work. Thank you
Hello TRUNGCHIEN congrats on completing L2, here is my review:
Arrows
-Generally well executed though I will encourage you to be more experimental. Try compressing them more, or try less, try more exaggerated foreshortening, etc.
Organic Forms
Texture
-Very well done with the texture studies, I especially like the pebbles.
-Well done with the dissections too, though there were sometimes where you could've broken the silhouette (like with the bricks and grounds cracks).
-In the dissections, you could also work to have more of a smoother transition form light to dark.
Form Intersections
-Not a lot to point out here however there are times when your cylinder's back ellipse is narrower than your front, when it should be the other way around.
Organic Form Intersection
-Once again, the contour curves don't vary all that much and sometimes flatten the forms.
-You could also stand to be more conscientious about the shadow shape the forms project, as they seem to stick to the form rather than be cast on the surface beneath them.
Conclusion:
I am marking the lesson as complete, good job. I will encourage you to keep practicing those contour curves and keep in mind the points listed above. Good luck on the next lesson.
-Slyx
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Conclusion:
I am marking the lesson as complete, good job. I will encourage you to keep practicing those contour curves and keep in mind the points listed above. Good luck on the next lesson.
-Slyx
Thanks for the critique. I will keep that in mind the next time I draw.
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