odicay in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (new 40min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-10-07 19:53
Nooooo! No more spiders!
Thanks for the critique! I've definitely been thinking about the initial parts of the creatures as more of a guide, which I then use to craft the real forms. I think I struggle with this most when the main forms are more complex than balls and cubes, or if I make a mistake on the initial forms. I think I started doing this after seeing the scorpion demo. Is the difference here that you're carving into an existing form, and I'm doing more of a course-correction?
odicay in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (new 40min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-10-07 02:39
shudder
My search history is infested with spiders and it's your fault. That said, this was a pretty fun one! I just... can I not google spider pics for a while?
odicay in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (new 40min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-09-25 18:40
Thanks, that's great advice. As for the pens, I just bought a new 0.5 felt tip pen to replace my dying cheap one, but have been relying on the empty one to make lighter lines. I totally see why I shouldn't do this. Thanks again, can't wait to keep going!
odicay in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (new 40min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-09-25 04:45
This one was quite a bit of fun, but as usual more difficult than I expected. My biggest struggle that I noticed was getting proportions correct. You can see it in the Aloe marlothii, as it's too tall and has a couple of stalks that are much too big. You can also see it in the water lily, as the bottom-most ring of pedals are far longer than the rest. I expect this could be fixed by slowing down and better understanding my references for each subject. As always, thanks so much for doing all of this!
Edit: Also, a couple of drawings were done too small and the lines were so compact it was a mess to sort out. Lesson learned.
odicay in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (new 40min intro video, 3 new demos)"
2016-10-07 20:02
That makes sense and is definitely something I need to work on. Thanks again!