Lesson 5: Applying Construction to Animals
4:43 AM, Friday December 31st 2021
Here is my homework for lesson 5. I'm not confident I did particularly well this lesson.
Uncomfortable gave me lots of feedback last session that I've tried really hard to take on board, namely giving my drawings more space, taking more time with my drawing and constructing additively more in 3D. About midway through the homework, I started taking breaks whenever I felt the need to rush and I think that improved some of my attempts.
Some of the things I think I'm still struggling with is texture and sausage forms (particularly when they're smaller). At some point I want to do the texture challenge because I still feel I don't quite 'get' it. Exact proportions were something I struggled with as well. I could never get the size of the ribcage and pelvis to feel right and I think this affected the dip in the back that is part of the process of constructing the animals.
For my hybrid, I decided to take this opportunity to draw my favourite pet in Elder Scrolls Online. I planned out what animals I did beforehand so it informed that drawing and I still heavily drew from references of real animals. The indrik (particularly a baby one) is a mix of a deer, goat and bird (kinda). I've included a reference of the creature. I hope its okay that I did the homework this way.