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5:01 PM, Thursday March 28th 2024
Hey. My name is Vitor Adley and today I'm going to criticize your lesson 1, highlighting problems and pointing out possible solutions. I'm going to assume that you follow the 50% rule (if not, start implementing it immediately).
Lines: when drawing a line, don't try to draw it again with the intention of correcting it if you make a mistake (it's something I saw in some of your exercises). No matter how bad the line is, don't try to fix it, just carry on as if nothing happened.
Ellipses: not bad, they have some irregularities but these will be easily corrected with practice. In the funnel exercise, I noticed that you got the alignment of some ellipses wrong, but with the intention of getting it right, then it's not a problem.
Boxes: it is in this section that what I said in the lines section becomes more evident. I noticed that in the rotated boxes exercise, some boxes had the same vanishing point, with no rotation (you could change the inclination of the box lines to have different rotations).
I will mark your lesson as complete, just pay attention to my criticisms to reduce mistakes next time. You can use some of these exercises as a warm-up before drawing.
Next Steps:
Your next step is the 250 Boxes Challenge. Good luck:)
Staedtler Pigment Liners
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).