I just finished lesson 3, but I have some questions, maybe they are obvious but I will ask them anyway.
1.How should flow lines travel? in segments or entirely?
2.When should i use basic and organic forms? or can I use both?
Hi there!
I'm working through Lesson 3 right now.
In the spirit of the DaB Dynamic Sketching curriculum I would say that every form/shape goes with its own flow line.
This is because we want to solve one problem at a time, while a unifying flow line requires juggling many shapes/forms at once.
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