davidmelhart in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants"
2016-06-12 10:18
Thank you for the critique! I'm very happy that the many hours put in show. I was trying to break down the shapes on my own in the beginning and seemed easier to break them down into interlocking planes. Ultimately, the masters won out (:D) and I realised that sticking first to the most basic construction is the best, just as you wrote in the lesson.
I'm glad that you liked the textures, I was wrestling with them for a while, reading through some external sources too, on cross-hatching and pen-n-ink texturing. Alphonso Dunn's youtube channel was quite informative on the subject, apart from reading your notes again on texture and the dos-n-donts I read under the others' submissions.
In the end, I thought that texture should first and foremost reinforce the shape, especially the basic silhouette, so I always tried to follow along those lines.
Thank you for pointing out the ellipses, I'll look out for them and do more ghosting and drawing them through in the future.
I'll move on to the next lesson, thank you! :)
davidmelhart in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants"
2016-06-09 09:51
Hi Uncomfortable,
I know you are on quasi-holiday, so please don't rush, I just wanted to submit my lesson, since it took so long to finish it. Unfortunately, much of the lack of speed was due to personal stuff and work and not diligence. As usual, I tried to draw much more to hone everything before going into the homework.
I used 0.3 and 0.6 felt-tip pens, complete with a few thick markers, mostly to draw in the circles around the details.
So without further babbling, here is my Lesson 3 homework:
I put together a gallery on Pinterest from which I drew most of them, it might be of use for other fellow students. I tried to pick high def images.
https://pinterest.com/davidmelhart/resources-for-drawing-plants/
Finally, I share a few pages I did over the course of struggling with the homework. I thought it would be interesting for the others too.
And as always, thank you for the critique in advance! :)
davidmelhart in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants"
2016-08-28 16:51
Hi, thank you, I'm glad it could help. I know I always search for these kinds of stuff, it gives a good insight how others progress and how much work is to be expected if I were to follow their example. :)