Hello! I’m Joxmarf and I will be reviewing your lesson 4.

First of all, congrats for finishing this lesson. The purpose of the insect constructions is to create the illusion, through the use of forms and contour lines. I would say you achieved this!

For your sausages with contours, remember to keep them uniform and to draw the contours mindfully respecting the minor axis, taking into account how the sausage turns in 3D space. Please keep this in mind when doing them for warmups.

One thing that diminishes the illusion, is that you don’t use enough contour lines. A notable example is your tick. You added a center line and a few texture lines, but the lack of contour lines makes it look flat. Now, the solution isn’t to add contour forms thoughtlessly. Remember to always be extremely mindful of every mark you put down on the page. Regarding your lea, there are some additional forms that look flat. Don’t worry, as you will see it better in lesson 5. About the legs, remember that the sausage forms should intersect. This will help you better understand how they are positioned in 3D space. It may be more challenging to add forms onto a simpler one, but it is more adequate to convey a sense of 3D sense. When you modify the silhouette, always do so keeping in mind that it must be 3D.

Also, remember to avoid chicken scratch. I recommend you to review the informal lesson 4 demos nefore moving onto the 5 one, many concepts explained there will be of help for lesson 5.

https://imgur.com/a/1W1SjcD Here are some drawings I made, I hope they help understand my review :)

Good job!