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10:25 PM, Sunday November 14th 2021

Hi! Took me quite a while. Here they are.

I understood what you meant with your critiques, and hopefully it shows (especially on the sausages, the practice ones were better than the actual homework). However, I can't say I'm satisfied with the execution, especially with that grasshopper. I sent the references as well, and that grasshopper is just a mess of forms overlapping each other. I'll be waiting for your critique!

9:02 PM, Monday November 15th 2021

I think you improved with your sausages a lot.

The construction of the insects still lacks the 3D feel but It was more prominent in the grasshopper. Tarantula and Mr.Beetle were good enough.

In lesson 5 before starting the homework, do the additional work of drawing with the demos. I think that what you are lacking is the technique of building forms with extra masses and animals are easier for that in my opinion.

The thing will be, to draw a leg first draw a sausage joined with another. Then add mases as if you were playing with wet clay spheres. They have to deform so they can take the form you want. The wrapping deformation that extra masses take, is what your drawings probably need to improve another level.

Keep that hard work and good luck in your journey!

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7:58 PM, Tuesday November 16th 2021

Thanks! I do draw along the demos, but yeah, I struggle to understand how to consistently add masses. Will keep an eye on that.

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