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Deadline: Submit your assignments by 06/15/2023 for a chance to be featured in the next critique video!
Level 1:
Create animal portraits using basic shapes. Try to simplify the animal using 10 shapes or less. Keep your shapes organic and simple. Simple shapes could be stretched, bloated, indented, or curved to capture personality. Don't worry about perfect proportions. Instead, focus on creating cool, simple designs. No details or shading! Use the three reference photos I provided and find 5 to 10 more.
Level 2:
Take Level 1 assignment and push them further. Play with your basic shapes and size relationships to give the animals different personalities. Don't hesitate to experiment and look for additional references to understand your subject better. Now, go have fun!
Really interesting assignment . Had fun doing it. I would say it's neither too easy nor too hard if thought through. Though my shapes could have been better, Also, tried to keep it sketchy.
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Very nice! One suggestion I would have, is don't be afraid to lightly draw through the whole shape. For example on the rooster's head. One of the benefits of using shapes to help build out drawings is that we break free of thinking about outline, and start thinking about the mass of the form. Using this technique will let you take even the most complex subject and take it to any level of finish you like!
Keep up the good work.
This is really hard haha. Not really succeed to get good ones but it's getting better. Picture from newest to oldest.
I did the first two pages prior to watching the demo and then remaining three after. I tried for a looser, sketchier style in the second set.
Mixed on this. Felt I was too stiff and focused on good lines, plus accuracy, but also managed to simplify and have interesting shapes. So I guess that's good haha
My lines are definitely shaky, but I feel pretty good about the shape choices. Mostly.
To be honest, I had to first pick up a few simpler animals (more primitive ones) to even start "seeing" the shapes (pictures included). Then I did the assignment. It was very insightful.
This one was cool. Simplifying shapes is definitely something I don't have a lot of experience with.
So here's my attempt to make this project/exercise. I feel like I'm not getting the line control too well, but at least I liked how things turned out. If there's anything that I can do to correct myself, I would love to hear your critique. Thanks for reading this post
I ended up doing a lot haha. Mostly level 1 but some level 2. I didn’t have enough space here for all my references. But I had fun. Was a good lesson! (Probably went over 10 shapes at times and failed to fully simplify in all of them it was for sure hard to hold back)
Here are my level 1 attempts at the chicken and hippo.
For the rhino I think the best ones are a, d, and f. For the chicken I think the better ones are b, g, and h.
I think overall I did a better job with the hippo, for the chicken though I'm unsure if the shapes are simple enough. I'd appreciate any pointers or thoughts before trying more animals :)
