11:22 PM, Wednesday November 23rd 2022
Congratulations on finishing this lesson.
I will highlight what is most important and what needs to be improved.
Contour shapes:
The shape of the sausages is simple and clear, excellent. On the other hand, you've overdone it with the contour curves; many of these make your shapes look artificial.
You can achieve the same illusion of depth with just a couple or three curves.
Insects:
- Most of the insects are very well constructed, and the application of lineweight and shadows is effective.
I must highlight the simple and sharp style of some of them, such as the crab (page 2) and the mantis (page 7). They look quite defined, without the need to rely on textures or details. That's the main thing to look for here in Drawabox. Try to stick with that.
Simple shapes with clear intersections and moderate details communicate much more than a chaos of shadows and textures like the top drawing on page 1. (Seriously, I don't know what that is!)
- When you must work on legs that have complicated structures, start with the basic sausages and build the complicated stuff on top of those.
Sometimes you've tackled all the detail on these in one go, like on the larger insect on page 7 or some of the crab.
Cutting off the shape and its detail at the same time makes the shape look flat, rather than having been built up progressively.
This diagram may help (especially the bottom section),
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Finally, I would recommend that you make your drawings more in the center of the sheet; or do just one on each sheet. Some insects were cut off like the spider's legs on the first page. This affects the presentation.
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I will not leave you revisions today. It looks like you have understood the basics of the lesson, and the rest you can improve as you go along.
Good luck in what's ahead!