Hi SpookyPrayers,
I've checked your submission,
One quick thing before we start, I wanna point out that it's for your own convenience to make your lesson as presentable and friendly for the one reviewing. It's not that big of a deal to have your exercises in different order on the imgur album, but try to make it the easier way possible for the one reviewing. Plus, if it's better presented the chances on getting a faster review get a tiny bit higher.
Now on to the actual review!
Your organic arrows look pretty good, it's also great that you are applying line weight, though remember to do it confidently in a single stroke, they look kinda scratchy, and also that line weight is supposed to be subtle, so keep an eye on that.
I really like your organic forms, though in some cases the contour lines look really flat.
Now, Your texture exercises are good in the sense that it seems like you took your time to observer those textures. However, they are lacking on the execution. There is a great video in the lesson that I always recommend people to go back and watch it, it's the explicit vs. implicit one. What you are doing is that you are observing the texture and then drawing it all into the paper, this causes that you make a visual mess that it makes it hard to look at. You will see it in the video, but what I'm trying to say is that we are suposed to make as we draw everything there, and let the viewer fool itself, again, go and watch the video about this topic on the lesson.
I like all the enthusiasm that you put into the form intersections exercises, but is having a problem with line weight. Line weight it's not an aesthetic choice in this course, it's a way of communication, in this case, to highlight what is on top of what. I'm telling you because in this exercise it looks like you applied line weight without really giving it too much thought, don't worry though, it's a really common mistake, so take it into account!
I'm gonna mark this lesson as completed! Keep it up.
Next Steps:
Move on to lesson 3!
Thank you for the review :).
Ok then I am trying to put the pictures in the right order next time. But in case you see my submission for lesson 3: I already finished lesson 3 and uploaded it, so I can only use your advice for the rest of lesson 4 I am currently doing (and everything after that of course).
Yea I am having a bit of a difficulty with line weight, I am trying to do my line weight in a single stroke, but often I am a bit unsure and afraid to draw them confident, even though I ghosted them before. As for the form intersections, I honestly tried to use the line weight for this aspect of communication but was unsure about if I should also use it on the lines which show the intersection. So I experimented with this all over the two pages, trying to figure it out. So you are saying I should use it only to communicate what is in front and not apply it to the intersection lines?
Do you think they appear flat because I used to many? Uncomfortable mentioned in lesson 3 that too many contour lines can result in making something look flat, so this may be the reason if I look back :/.
Thank you also for everything else you wrote, I am trying to apply this now (but again, if you happen to see my homework for lesson 3 and 4, I am already working on lesson 4, so please do not think I am not using your advice, it is just that I already moved on so far).
My pleasure,
Regarding the intersections, yes it definitely has to do with looking flat because you applied too much, but I'm glad te hear that you are trying to apply your new knowledge!
Now, Don't feel afraid to make line, remember what Comfy says all the time, we are not here to make pretty pictures, we are here to learn, so what place better to give your best and learn from your mistakes? And on the same note, your mistakes will be the ones that teach the most, so don't avoid them, embrace them.
One last thing, I've noticed you said that you went on to lesson 4, so I checked your sketchbook and it seems that you moved on without waiting for a critique on your lesson 3. Don't do this, I'm telling you for your best interests, what makes Draw a Box so good it's the fact that someone else gives you feedback so you don't drag your mistakes from previous lessons. Just think about what just happened, You are now using the advice I told you from lesson 2, on lesson 4. If you would've waited you would have gotten over that in lesson 3, and someone would tell you another thing that you could improve on in lesson 4. So yeah, be patient, don't try to rush learning!
Good luck!
Thank you again for your reply ^^, sorry that I only replied this late o.o.
Mh ok so then I guess I am going to wait for a critique, till I continue with lesson 4. I get what you say about being patient, the problem for me would rather be that I am waiting really long for critiques, so I fear that I unlearn everything I learned in the time till I can do the next lesson. I enjoy doing the construction drawings, so I would say that I just do some more plant constructions till I get a critique for lesson 3, but Uncomfortable also said we should not grind the exercises o.o. So I am a bit confused about what I should do with the meantime :/.
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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