While this is definitely getting better, it looks like you linked me to one of the 3 pages, so I'm only able to see the rhino. Go ahead and fix the link and I'll review all three together.
Oh sorry my bad, this one should work https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1p6Lu-DlSNInGLjpCTfeeZTWh7ugM8RaE?usp=sharing
Edit: Looking at them now I realize that I still didn't really treat the heads as 3d puzzles :/
Good stuff! So your rhino's head construction did have the eye socket floating a bit, but your kangaroo definitely has all the pieces wedging together much better, making it feel more solid as a whole, so I can see that you do understand how to approach head construction properly. For future reference though, here's how I would tackle constructing a rhino's head.
One other thing - the mass between the two humps on your rhino's back has two issues, as marked out here:
Firstly, it's not a complete, enclosed form, you've left it open ended on one end.
Secondly, remember that as shown in this diagram (which I shared in my initial critique), complexity (like inward curves) occurs in response to contact or pressure from other forms. If a form is not touching anything - like that upper curve between the humps), then it should be an outward curve. If you do need to achieve an inward curve, then you can usually do so by combining more additional masses together.
Side from that, great work! I'll go ahead and mark this lesson as complete.
Next Steps:
Feel free to move onto the 250 cylinder challenge, which is a prerequisite for lesson 6.
so how should I have done the arc between the humps, should I have layered more masses onto the back in a sort of triangle fashion?
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