250 box challenge related questions

10:27 PM, Thursday May 2nd 2024

Hi, I'm currently working on the 250 box challenge, and I keep running into a few small questions that I thought may be helpful to seek clarification on earlier rather than later, just due to the sheer scale of the challenge. They also apply to other aspects of the course.

Some are perhaps inconsequential, but I figured I may as well see what others think.

1.) After 'missing' a point for a ghosted line, should I treat the end of that point as the new target point when drawing other lines meant to intersect it, or use the original? I tend to use whichever seems more correct. That is to say, whichever aligns with the vanishing points the best.

2.) When drawing line extensions, I sometimes run into lines that are curved for one reason or another, or in other words, they form an arc. I tend to draw the line extensions intersecting the start and end points of this arc. I imagine the arcing is sort of another axis of improvement different to that of my ability to connect two points. Does this seem like an alright strategy?

3.) When resolving the last three inner lines (x-ray lines, if you will), of each box, should I try to distribute the error evenly between the three vanishing points, or pick one of the points that is 'correct' for two VPs and let the third one take on all the error? Here's an example of what I mean, basically should I aim for the purple point or one of the red ones? This is how my mind conceptualizes it, at least.

Any input is appreciated, thank you!

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1:12 PM, Saturday May 4th 2024
  1. Honestly, it can go either way. If you work based off the corners, you're focusing on the corners you'd decided upon earlier, so you're working off conscious intent. If you adjust as you go to account for overshooting, you're giving yourself more "live" experience, where plans rarely survive first contact with the enemy. So either one works, but I would advise you to be consistent in which one you choose within the same session or page of boxes.

  2. Yes, the line extensions should be done through the start and end points, as they are always going to be more useful when used to analyze your intent, rather than your ability to execute your intended lines. The ghosted lines exercise talks about arcing and how to combat it - that exercise is better suited to addressing that particular issue than this one, so if the issue comes up here, I wouldn't immediately focus on it, but instead take note that you may want to allocate some time for more basic ghosted lines practice.

  3. As mentioned in the video material, it depends on the situation. In the example you provided, taking an average of the red points (so in other words, your purple point), fits best. In other cases, one red point may be a better fit, so you would use that, based on your best understanding. There's no one size fits all strategy.

8:30 PM, Saturday May 4th 2024

Got it, that all makes sense to me. Thanks for the detailed response, I appreciate it!

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