12:03 AM, Sunday July 24th 2022
Hi Perkfever! I'll be reviewing your homework. Let's see:
Organic Intersections: You're missing those :P
Animal Drawings:
Your initial constructions look good. Taking some rudimentary proportions would help them "look better", but that's not the point of the exercise anyway. A thing that I notice a lot of the times though is a lack of contour curves, which would reinforce the threedimensionality of the forms. Don't abuse them either, but a couple of them would help a lot to sell the illusion.
Adding the intersections between forms would go a long way as well. These have to follow the contour of the forms they're being drawn on, because on drawings like the donkey, you tried that on the legs, but since the intersections don't really follow the contour of the forms, they feel flat. Most of the time, the union between neck and thorax looks good because you did draw the intersection between those forms.
On your heads, be very careful when adding masses and dividing the sections like the muzzle. Look really close at your reference, and pay attention to the way the masses are interacting with the original construction.
On a lot of your added masses, there are corners present, which create complexity and suggest the idea of something existing besides them. Try to make them flow smoothly, like this Think of them as bags of flour falling onto your forms, or sticky gum, when they're upside down, no corners visible. Unless of course, there are things beside them, but that would be like shells on the insects, that kind of thing.
Be careful with your lineweight, apply it only when necessary, and try to be subtle about it too. And if you're going to add detail, go all the way, or don't apply any detail at all.
Finally, your line appears really sketchy at times, but it looks to me like your pen is running out (I've had similar lines too, and it was because of that). Change your pen, and remember to always ghost your lines and draw them with confidence. These sketchy lines make the drawings seem more flimsy than they would be with more confident ones.
I think you're on the right path, but there are things that need correcting. So I'll ask for the following revisions:
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Two pages of Organic Intersections
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5 drawings of animals:
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1 bird
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1 non-hooved quadruped
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1 hooved quadruped
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1 random animal
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1 hybrid
No detail on them. Draw big, one animal per page, and add the reference photos to the submission as well. Take your time, if you feel overwhelmed, take a break and you can come back to the drawing later. It's better if the drawing takes a little more time, than if the drawing ends up rushed and flimsy.
Once you're done, submit them here and I'll take a look. If you have any question I'll be around too. Good luck!
Next Steps:
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Two pages of Organic Intersections
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5 drawings of animals, with no detail on them:
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1 bird
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1 non-hooved quadruped
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1 hooved quadruped
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1 random animal
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1 hybrid