V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (version 3)"
2016-02-08 18:11
Hello again :)
Here is my homework submission for this lesson: http://imgur.com/a/Qy894
Bugs sure are an interesting topic to draw. I might be wrong, but I felt a little more comfortable drawing them compared to plants.
Still, am awaiting your critique! Thank you a lot once again for doing this!
V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-04 21:34
xD I hope everything turned out okay in the end with the remaining critiques. Apologies for making you spend so much time on mine! I really appreciate it though! I got lots of insights into the issues I was confronting.
So, today I tried focusing 100% on getting those damn leaves right. I admit it's difficult, although I in a way visualize them how they'd flow through 3D-space, they did appear somewhat flat in my drawings.
Anyway, after drawing some pages full of leaves I thought up of an interesting way to help with my perspective issue. What I basically did is that I took some sausage forms which I learned how to do in lesson 2 (and with which I am reasonably comfortable drawing) and added leaves to them making what I call "leafy-sausages". I hope that this in a way helped sediment the idea of perspective in my head. I used what I learned there to draw a few leafy plants, two of which I've attached here.
Anyway, here is my addition http://imgur.com/a/2M2fW
I still have a lot to learn on texture, since I focused here mostly on getting the perspective right. I hope I managed to improve in this regard even if a little bit.
Thank you once again for your in-depth analysis! :)
V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants (version 3)"
2016-02-03 15:41
Hey Uncomfortable!
Here is my third homework: http://imgur.com/a/zDq9O
Anxiously awaiting your critique!
EDIT: Added a lay-in at the end of the album. That one is in blue because I did it today in class while very bored (unending lectures) after uploading the homework. Still, I thought it looked nice so I added it here at the end! :)
V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 2: Organic Forms, Contour Lines, Dissections and Form Intersections (version 3)"
2016-01-30 23:31
Thank you very much for the feedback! :) Noted the thing about dashed/ dotted lines! Have a great evening!
V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 2: Organic Forms, Contour Lines, Dissections and Form Intersections (version 3)"
2016-01-30 14:42
Hey Uncomfortable!
Here is my second homework: http://imgur.com/a/XvK73
Again, I'm not gonna add extra commentary. It was again lots of fun and I feel I've learned/ am learning a lot! :D
V3ctoralex in the post "250 Box Challenge (#3)"
2016-01-27 20:54
Hey! :) As you recommended, I went through this challenge. My purpose was twofold: Fix the mistake of large plans - small plans misplacement and improve my line quality (less wobbly, higher precision). While there is still work to be done, I am happy that at least I can start seeing my mistakes more easily.
Anyway, here is the challenge: http://imgur.com/a/FKsbj
Thanks a lot!
V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes (version 3)"
2016-01-25 22:29
Thank you very much for your input! I highly appreciate your help!
I will probably go through the rough perspective boxes exercise a couple more times in order to gain more confidence in it. Also, yes, I did notice that error concerning near and far planes and I am actively working towards solving it. I will probably attempt the box challenge in this regard.
Anyway, thank you once again and have a nice day! :)
V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes (version 3)"
2016-01-24 22:36
Hey :D Thanks a lot for everything that you are doing here! It truly helps to have such a nice and organized space.
Here is my attempt at homework 1: http://imgur.com/a/tS3zj
I'm not gonna add any comments since I want your critique as clean as possible. All I can say is that I had fun doing this!
V3ctoralex in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids (version 3)"
2016-02-08 22:05
Thank you for your as always in-depth analysis. I'm glad you liked some of them!
I agree with the faint under-drawing comment and will focus my energy towards correcting it. Why I did it actually was more for proportions sake, since I wasn't sure how else to approach the issue. Like, before beginning my drawing, I went: "Ok, this is where the abdomen is going to be, it is about this large, connects with the thorax here and so on..." and marked this with very thinly just to give me an idea. Then I started my drawing with the non-faint lines. I'm not sure whether this is a good idea (measuring proportions like this), but, nonetheless, I am going to stop trying to hide it from now, since I admit I did do that every so often.
And yes, I fully agree with the comment about the texture, I'm still having a tough time distinguishing "natural" textures, and although I'm trying to avoid it, I ultimately resort to hatching which admittedly I should not. I am actually waiting for the texture challenge in this regard. That is something I most definitely need!
Anyway, thank you once again for everything and have a great evening! :)