Project - Cross Contour on Organic Forms

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

inDrawing Basics

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Assignments 547

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Project - Cross Contour on Organic Forms

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Drawing Basics

2.4K

Course In Progress

Assignments 547

Downloads 10

Level 1

Simple Blobs: Visualize how cross contours wrap around random blog shapes from different angles (add eyes and limbs if you want to make it more fun!)

Ginger Root from Photo: Start by drawing the ginger root from the photos provided in the downloads and then try to invent your own. These are essentially blobs that grow other blobs, like bloated tree branches.

Simple Creatures: Draw seals, sea lions, fish, worms, snakes, sharks.. any simple blobby creature from photo reference. Find your own photos on pexels.com or unsplash.com

Level 2

Complex Creatures: Draw more complex creatures like lobster, shrimp, beetles, etc.

First do the lobster photo I provided in the downloads. Then find your own reference on Pexels or Unsplash.
Start with simple dynamic shapes. Remember what we learned in the Shapes section!
Add the cross contour lines to show the forms. Simplify, but not too much so you don't lose the essence of the form.

Change the Pose: Change the pose a little from the photo to force yourself to imagine the forms instead of only copying.

Deadline: Submit by 05/31/2024 for a chance to be in the critique video!

@bezet

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10h

Chuck Ludwig Reina

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Love these!

samuel burgos celedon

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Los dibujos están hechos primero con un boceto en lápiz de color y por encima pasé tinta con un Brush Pen. En algunos trazos la calidad de las líneas no coincide, en parte porque es un medio nuevo con el que estoy experimentando, y en parte porque algunos dibujos los hice viajando en tren. Si alguien pudiese recomendarme ejercicios para practicar con el Brush Pen, estaría muy agradecido.

C. A. Corbell

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10d

Here's my work for this assignment. I see a few things I might have not quite represented right, I will practice more of these. I'm interested in trying 2-d contours on face portrait drawings to see if it helps me understand face structure and lighting better.

Julia

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10d

I had fun with this project! I think my main struggle is adding "character" or personality to the cross contour lines... right now they seem somewhat boring. Perhaps I need to branch out and use more than the simple curved lines to describe the shape. Any suggestions or input is welcome! Thank you. :)

@ironfern

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19d

Hello! This is my submission for the assignment. The creature isn't from my imagination but from Star Wars. I like how the cross contours immediately show the 3D shape. Any suggestions are truly appreciated! Thank you!

Emm Rdgz

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27d

Patrick Bosworth

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25d

These came out great!! I love the simplification of the cat, really excellent shape design!

Michael Yoila

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1mo

Felt too relaxed. I don't think I did it right

Mattia Ferrari

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1mo

That's my attempt, very challenging but satisfying, I will do more for sure

@gothamdemon

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1mo

Did all the assignments and any feedback is welcomed

Rachel Dawn Owens

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1mo

Wow! These pages look great! The cross contours are looking really nice. They are very mindfully placed. Adding more weight to the outside edges of the forms also helps communicate the idea of 3d forms. I think the cross-contours could be pushed a little more. You’re on the right track. Just keep going. I hope this visual can help-

Luis

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1mo

Here are my cross-contours. I think the ginger and sea lion went well. Tried some more complex objects, like a turtle and a game controller, which did not go as well. Still, the sea lion looks pretty good, I think.

@brimarie

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2mo

A great exercise. I notice how my imagination expands a little bit more after each exercise - it's a wonderful feeling. Suggestions and improvements are always welcome:-)

Julia

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10d

As always, absolutely amazing! Also, I am so happy to see that you drew another raccoon! :)

Patrick Bosworth

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2mo

Thirding "these are great/don't stop drawing!!!" 🙌

Melanie Scearce

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2mo

Seconding don't stop drawing. These are so fun to look at! Keep it up :)

@xdrummerxdan

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2mo

Here’s a seal, a lobster and my cat :)

@ason

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2mo

here's my seal. :)

@rudysterner

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2mo

@doodleibu

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2mo

I’ll have to practice rotating stuff from imagination - I had a hard time changing the pose and I ended up resorting to a box to help measure things 😅

@doodleibu

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2mo

I like turtles

Melanie Scearce

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2mo

I think using boxes is a brilliant idea! Super cute lobster. My small critique is for the contour lines on the claws -- they change direction midway through. There's no big bend or twist that would change the direction of the contour lines so I would keep them consistent in this case. Hopefully this graphic showing the cross sections helps. Keep up the good work 👍

Patrick Alexander Büchi

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3mo

Had a very rough time trying to draw the ginger roots, especially the ones on the left. The seals neck was also very difficult, though I had lots of fun. Any reccomendations/critique on how to understand the forms better?

Juan Andres Gonzalez Trejo

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3mo

did the lvl 1 and attempted the lobster but feel a bit overwhelmed changing the pose and get messy really fast, maybe i do later for more practice

Bohdan Fedorchenko

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3mo

I liked this exercise a lot. It was fun applying stuff from earlier lessons to make forms look more appealing. Especially drawing seals and comparing them to earlier ones

Gloria Wickman

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3mo

Missed the part where I was supposed to attempt the lobster whoops. But here's a page of blobs from imagination and some animals from reference. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out although some of the contour lines feel a bit messy and I placed more of them than necessary sometimes.