xjahz in the post "Lesson 4: Applying Construction to Insects and Arachnids (Patreon Critique Thread)"
2019-08-24 18:07
Heres my homework submission for lesson 4.
Man this was fun ! Managing to put down something that actually looks actually 3D to me was great.
Unfortunately I often get lost when it comes to details, which is definitely something ill need to work on.
Some bugs definitely are a bit wonky and I feel like I lost in line quality. I dont feel like Ive lost confidence but I might have forgot to focus on shoulder movement here and there. Ive tried different stuff and realized that some stuff just didnt work. The pink dragonfly for instance was kind of a big miss, so I drew a scorpion afterwards to remind me that I can use boxes to actually make construction, which I did forget with all those ellipse shapes.
Looking forward to hearing what you think, and thanks !
xjahz in the post "Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants (Patreon Critique Thread)"
2019-07-14 10:01
Here are the 3 pages you asked for.
Its been initially quite difficult to draw bigger, felt loss of control and difficulty getting the angles I wanted, and its a lot harder to deal with proportions, but the extra space was definitely worth it.
For the detailing, I tried to focus on the shadow areas I could perceive and draw that, though im not entirely sure what to think about the results. I also realize that I sometimes drew shadow areas that made sense on the reference but no longer do on my render because of different construction.
Anyway here it is, thanks !
xjahz in the post "Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants (Patreon Critique Thread)"
2019-07-07 17:30
Homerun on everything you assumed about how I did those ! Gonna sleep on this review and make sure to read it a few times before I tackle the rest.
Going bigger is probably gonna allow my shapes to breath more and so I should be able to draw through everything instead of skipping the overlaps.
Thanks a lot !
xjahz in the post "Lesson 3: Applying Construction to Plants (Patreon Critique Thread)"
2019-07-06 18:36
Heres my lesson 3 submission: http://imgur.com/a/zOF3P7U
Ive been at it for a while now ! Truth is I did restart every plant pages because I felt like I did not follow the rules and focused to quickly on details instead of construction.
So after 8 more pages, I do think I did better, but Im still wondering about how I couldve changed my approach to have less of a mess of lines and more of a clear construction layout.
Eager to get some feedback from you, thanks !
xjahz in the post "Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction (Patreon Critique Thread)"
2019-05-09 06:56
Thank you for the comprehensive review ! I'll definitely try and work on practicing textures every once in a while, onwards to lesson 3 !
xjahz in the post "Lesson 2: Contour Lines, Texture and Construction (Patreon Critique Thread)"
2019-05-08 15:37
There, Lesson 2.
Lots of ups and downs during this lesson. I was expecting difficulty for textures, but really what turned out to be the hardest for me was form intersection. As much as I kept reminding me how the intersection part is less important, my brain just wouldn't go on until I had them figured out.
Hopefully this isn't too bad, looking forward to hearing some feedback !
xjahz in the post "Lesson 5: Drawing Animals (Patreon Critique Thread)"
2019-10-11 20:46
Heya, heres my lesson 5 submission:
https://imgur.com/a/XL3TV0h
I love this lesson, really felt like I understood a lot from it ! Ive written comments in the album where I felt like sharing my feelings about the work.
Thanks in advance !