250 Box Challenge
1:14 PM, Saturday March 16th 2024
I started before, updated boxes start at number 186.
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5:34 PM, Monday March 18th 2024
Hello, I'll be critiquing your exercise today.
first of all, congratulations! you persevered and completed drawabox's first major hurdle.
now, on to the critique:
1) for some boxes, especially in the first 30, you either did the line extensions wrong, didn't do it in all directions, or completely left it. this only happened twice later on, with boxes 210 & 220
2) for some boxes I saw that you tried to 'redraw' or 'correct' the initial line you drew. remember that this exercise is about building confidence, and even if your line is wrong you need to stick with it.
3) you seemed to struggle with the back edge/corner. this is quite common, and will get better with practice.
all in all, you did a great job. I hope you keep my tips in mind as you do warm ups in the future
Next Steps:
take a break. when you're ready, move on to Lesson 2
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