After feeling a lot more confident getting the first exercises completed, I initially came a bit unstuck again, as I seemed totally unable to understand the first part of this exercise, about drawing overlapping shapes to make a three dimensional one! My brain is certainly not mathematical and I was trying to make this so complex, until it suddenly hit me, and then all became clear and I really began to enjoy this exercise. I drew a number of objects in which I could see basic shapes, and then, to test myself I used a triangular shaped soap dispenser and tried to draw all the shapes contained within it. That was great fun!
This exercise was really useful for me as I have normally preferred to draw natural objects from personal choice and this is the first time I have really considered the shape and structure of made objects. Once I understood the concept I found I am beginning to look for shapes everywhere, so I do think this has been a very valuable lesson for me.
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