Before jumping into the critique, there is one matter I have to address. While there are some positives to point out about your work, I'm seeing a lot of drawings that are too small, which is making this harder for you than it needs to be. The branches are fine. But the arrows, leaves and plants could stand to be a lot bigger in size. This is because we need to engage our whole shoulder while drawing so our lines come out more confidently and flowingly. You drawing small is getting in the way of that-especially when it comes to drawing plants. Drawing small makes the work come out clumsier and limits our ability to solve spatial problems.

Starting with your arrows, these are looking great! You've captured how they move through all three dimensions of space. You could have them compress more in space as the arrows move further away to really make them stand out. Aside from that, if you could address the issue from above, your arrows will really capture that sense of fluidity that it needs.

This carries over to your leaves, except for maybe these. Leaves aren't flexible enough to achieve this. Remember that the flow line determines your choices, so don't be afraid to let your leaves fold back over itself. Think about how that flow line moves through all three dimensions of space and treat it the same way you'd treat the arrows exercise. Another thing to mention is that there was no attempt to adding edge detail whatsoever. The point of this exercise is to learn how to build up to complexity in phases and it's a concept that will become more important in the next lesson. Don't worry if it doesn't come out well-we're here to improve after all.

Moving onto your branches, you've drawn these with confidence, thanks for your shoulder having enough room. However, I'm not seeing the segments extend fully halfway as explained here. Doing it this way allows the edges to flow seamlessly from one ellipse to the next and so on. Also, I'm glad to see you making an attempt to get these of consistent width.

Finally, the plant constructions. First thing I'm seeing is that you haven't built the petals on this rose in its entirety. Same thing with the tulip next to it. Here'sthe approach i would've taken. I know it looks messier but these exercises aren't meant to look clean or pretty. It's about identifying how everything we draw sits in space. In cases like these, you should be looking up more references of the same plants from a different perspective to help clarify what you're looking at.

• Another thing is you've started zigzagging back and forth across the edge, trying to replace the previous phase entirely on the hibiscus here. This should be avoided as it breaks the third principle of markmaking.

• What you've done on the leaves exercise was thrown out the window as soon as you started drawing the potato plants. You're focusing too much on how the leaves sit relatively flat onto dimensions of your page, rather than how they move over all three dimensions of space. The flow lines themselves aren't given much thought or planning.

• When drawing flowers, be sure that the stems aren't taking up the entire page since the plant head is the main focus of the exercise (unless your plant is nothing but leaves). The tulip is a perfect example of how this becomes a problem.

• Construct your cylinders around the central minor axis line-this includes your pots-to help keep the ellipses aligned. To that point, I'm glad to see you drawing more than the two basic ellipses for them. Make sure you're adding an additional inset within the rim to establish the thickness of those pots. I'm seeing this on some of your plants but not all of them. Also, make sure you're enclosing your forms as to not give the impression that these are just flat lines and break the illusion of solidity.

• Another point is on texture. I'm seeing a lot of repeating patterns which suggests that you're relying on memory rather than observing your references directly, which is subject to over-simplification. This is especially apparent on your mushrooms and this pitcher plant where you used hatching lines. This should be avoided as it undermines the solidity of your plants.

• The rest of the plants come down to having their confidence and fluidity be compromised because of the lack of space. Try not to cram too much in one page if it can be helped. A rule of thumb moving forward is if there's more than two drawings on the page, it's probably too small. If there's just one drawing that fills up the entire page, however, that's perfectly fine.

Overall, I think I've pointed out a good number of various ways you can improve on. I'll be honest, I really liked how solid your daisy and mushrooms came out. Some of these other plants show some great potential. The problems don't really sound that hard to fix. Just need some steering in the right direction. Alright, I'll mark this as complete. Just keep everything I said in mind. Be sure to do the leaves exercise as warm ups and focus on adding edge detail.