My notes from this and the last lesson. (The last two exercises I wrote down are, of course, not specifically mentionend in the video but they are what I will do to practice the concepts discussed. Sorry if my handwriting is hard to read)

I drew this waterfall from imagination and without any reference, to find out how good my understanding is. Overall im really happy with the result, however I think I need to take another look at the shapes the water has while its falling down. I also made some effort to make some good use of lineweight as suggested by @Nick Quason. Im really happy with it! I think it already looks a lot more professional. Im obviously not a master at lineweight just yet (all I did was trying to make lines that are closer to the viewer thicker), but im impressed with the difference it already makes. Thank you so much again for your feedback Nick!

Gave it a try studying rapids as well. I found it very clear to start with ellipses then I sketched on top the supporting details. I tried to show the rounded form of water falling off the edges but it was tough. The foam was 😭 Feedback always appreciated!

I tried to practice the things I have learned from the video by drawing a short animation of a waterfall. The only reference i have used is the picture from the video. Any feedback or tips on how I can improve are always very welcome.

My attempt at the suggested exercise.

Hi Marshall Vandruff, im very exited for this course. I have started studying perspective in 2022, by going through your 1994 video-series. I have of course also started to study the other fundamentals of drawing, but i always find myself coming back to studying perspective, as it really is the key buildingblock to be able to draw anything from imagination. I am not completely decided on any specific profession yet (im interested in comics, illustration, animation) but they all require drawing from imagination, and storytelling, so that is what I am studying right now. These are my rolemodels when it comes to perspective skills: 1 Kim jung gi. His intuitive understanging of perspective, and massive visual library, are of course insane. Probably the highest level of drawing from imagination that has been achieved so far. (image 1 and 2) 2 David Colman. He is probably best known for his amazing animal drawings, but his storyboards also show his great use and understanding of perspective. I highly recommend going to his website and watching his animated storyboards. (image 3) 3 Floyd Gottfredson. I have just recently started to read his old Mickey Mouse strips, and was actually impressed with how solid his understanding of perspective was. Sure its not using very extreme or uncommon angles, but still a very three dimensional cartoon world. (image 4) 4 Heinrich Kley. I absolutely love his drawings. He is so good at drawing from imagination and with great perspective. His cameraangles arent that crazy, but his drawings have so much volume, and weight, they look like real threedimensional scultures. (I have also taken your Heinrich Kley webinar, which i highly recommend to anyone who wants to improve at drawing from imagination) (image 5 and 6) So basically the goal im working towards is beeing able to draw anything, from any angle from imagination. I also would like to be able to use perspective to tell storys effectively.

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