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All good, my bad then if they're in pen, maybe it was just the quality of the photos since they look a bit faint but yeah they're looking fine either ways and thanks for clarifying on that.

Thanks again, I'll make sure to do that.

Thank you for the feedback, I'll keep those points in mind and continue onwards to lesson 2. Should I continue to do a page or two during warmups?

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Oh dear, there's a few things to cover but before that have you read lesson 0? HIghly recommend you to also check out https://drawabox.com/article/ink, because it appears you have either choosen to ignore these or didn't read it because it looks like half your work is done in pencil. You should be using a fineliner or ballpoint pen (which is acceptable in lesson 1 and 250 boxes) for the entire exercise. Pencil is not allowed in lesson 1.

Moving on...

Your linework is clean and the ellipses are nice and smooth so well done on that. On funnels, the minor axis (the line in the middle) should cut ellipses in 2 symetrical halves, some of them are tilted and aren't aligning, so be careful of that in the future. The plotted perspective and rough perspective looks good so nothing to say here.

Normally at this point I'll congradulate you on finishing, but from the organic perspective excercise it looks like you don't really understand the exercise and utilised the skills accumulated from prior excercises. You've done well on the rough perspective which showed a good understanding in the converging to a vanishing point and neat linework which didn't seem to carry onto your organic perspective boxes. Your lines here are shaky, broken and a lot of them do not join together which takes away the illusion of having a 3D form on a 2D plane. Which means they don't resemble boxes anymore and more like just lines on a page. The sizes (closer to us = bigger, further away = smaller) is done well, but the illusion is broken since many of the lines are overextending and don't join together.

Best to reread the homework for that organic perspective. Make sure to ghost through your lines, take your time, don't rush. Make sure your boxes are joined up properly and you're starting every box there with the initial 'Y' structure. The bottom of the boxes will converge a little instead of diverging. You can resubmit what's mentioned above in a reply to my critique. There is no need to redo the excercises done in pencil, but if you ever use them as warmups please do that in pen and use ink for your future exercises.

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Congrats on completing lesson 1 and well done on the exercises! To start off, your linework is looking nice and clean across the board so I'll move to the ellipses. Good job keeping most of the ellipses smooth and even in your tables, some edges are drawn a little out of the table and I see a little of the same issue in the planes exercise though it appears you got it sorted out by time funnels was completed. So just a reminder to ghost over the ellipses and if you need to, rotate your page to an angle you're comfortable with.

You've done a great job tackling down the boxes, looks like you understood the concept well! One minor thing to note is that your extensions lines for rough perspective do not need to cross over the horizon line. They just need to reach it and stop there - having all of them cross over makes it harder to see and check for accuracy. Some of them are a fair bit off but nothing too troubling since accuracy will improve overtime.

Well done! You're ready to start the 250 box challenge! Good luck and keep up the good work.

Hey welcome to Drawabox!

Congrats on completing lesson 1 and well done on the exercises! You've done a great job across the exercises. Starting off, the lines are smooth and confidently executed, the ellipses are also looking fine though I see you have some minor issues when it comes to the smaller ones in both the tables and funnels. Remember that whilst our shoulders are good for drawing long, sweeping lines, it's ok to use our wrists and elbows to make smaller marks. Although most of lesson 1 requires using our shoulders it is ok to alternate depending on what best fits the situation, and as usual, use the ghosting technique.

Now for the boxes, your linework is looking nice and neat (give yourself a pat on the back). For the rough perspective exercise, you don't need to draw the extension lines past the horizon line, just to the horizon and stopping is enough. Some of the larger boxes on the organic boxes exercise are diverging a little at the corners but nothing major.

Well done on finishing lesson 1, you're ready for the 250 box challenge! (It looks like someone's answered your question which ended up leading me here, the discord is quite active so feel free to drop by). All the best!

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Congrats on completing lesson 1 and wow, well done on the exercises! Your lines look nice and confident, so are your ellipses so not much to comment on there. I will mention one little thing which is that the ellipses don't need to overlap in the tables, being tightly packed together is enough. Now for the boxes, your linework is looking smooth for the most part. As for the rough perspective, looks like you got a good hold on the concepts. A small nitpick would be to avoid going over it again. Some of the lines overshoot, but accuracy will improve over time so its nothing major.

It looks like you're all set for the 250 box challenge! Good luck and keep up the great work!

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Congrats on completing lesson 1, just wanted to say good job! I'll delve into things now. For the most part, your lines and eclipses are looking good and there's been visible improvement across the exercises so there isn't much to comment on, these things below are just some minor mistakes to watch out for. Some of the ecllipses appear a bit uneven in the tables, try and ghost over a few times (though I suspect I don't need to remind you since it has mostly corrected itself by the tables and funnels! Well done.) On funnels, the minor axis (the line in the middle) should cut ellipses in 2 symetrical halves, some of them are a little slanted, watch out for that.

Now onto boxes, the plotted perspective looks good. On the one point rough perspective, the width lines should be parallel to horizon and height lines perpendicular to horizon. Some of your width and height lines are slanted, be careful and try and keep that in mind for the future. The extension lines don't need to cross over the horizon, just need to touch it. As for the organic boxes, the early ones are diverging at the ends when they should converge but no big issues as I think you've grasped the concept quickly and corrected yourself towards the end of the exercise. Good job catching it!

Well done! You've done a great completing the excercise and is now ready for 250 boxes. Good luck!

Hey welcome to Drawabox Swooshi!

Congrats on completing lesson 1, just wanted to say well done for getting through everything. I wanted to start out by saying you should use the same coloured pen throughout the exercise. Part of the exercise is learning to see through your lines. I can see that you've used two different colours for plotted perspective and ellipse tables. I know you have mentioned running out of ink above, so it's understandable but it is a bit difficult to see some of the lines for an observer. Coloured pens are 'primarily for the purposes of analyzing our work' so there will be a better time to use them later and it'll be great if you can obtain some black pens for future lessons.

Starting with superimposed lines, there is a little fraying on both ends for some of the longer lines. The line shouldn't fray at the starting point, take your time to line up your pen. Overall its a job well done, most of the superimposed lines are looking good, so are the ghosted lines and planes. Over time with more practice the accuracy will also improve.

Your eclipses are looking great, not much to comment on here. Good job on keeping them smooth and consistent. Some are a bit on the looseside, try and keep them nice and tight as you draw through them.

For the boxes, the plotted perspective looks good. As for the rough perspective, accuracy will improve over time so don't worry too much about it if it misses the mark by a bit. I think you're doing a fine job at estimating. One tip that might help is to use dots for where you plan to draw the box and check whether the starting and ending dots are correct or not before connecting them. You can leave as many as you need to. It looks like you're missing the extension lines on page one, second table. They must be drawn in so try and remember next time. To address your lines during this part of the exercise, again, don't be too concern about it. Most of the boxes are alright, you've got the main idea across. I can see some intense fraying and scratching on some of them, if you made a mistake, don't go over it and move on. Try and remember what you've learned in lesson one, rotate the page till you're comfortable and use the ghosting method before making your mark.

About the organic perspective exercise, it is the most challenging section of lesson one alongside rotating boxes, so don't beat yourself up over it since you'll get very good at it during the 250 box challenge. As for the rotating exercise, the boxes themselves are neat, all of the boxes are also drawn through and the gaps are nice and narrow so well done on that! The only thing to point out is that the boxes aren't rotating. You're ready to move on from lesson 1 and onto the 250 box challenge! Good luck and keep going!

Hey welcome to drawabox Christo!

Congrats on completing lesson 1, just wanted to say well done and don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's great that you're here now. Starting with superimposed lines, the starting point is clear and only fraying on one end so good job on that. The ghosted lines are also off to a good start, looks like the linework is confident and over time with more practice the accuracy will improve.

With the eclipses, draw them with confidence and prioritise getting them to be smooth and consistent over accuracy. Some of the eclipses in planes appear to be misshapen as a result of trying to touch all the edges over keeping a smooth shape. When you draw through the eclipses 2 times, make sure you're going through it fully start to end and not only halfway. Some of the eclipses in tables (especially page 2 bottom) when drawn through are a bit loose, try and keep them nice and tight if you can just like the way you did on the first table. Do your best and keep those things in mind and put it to practice during warm ups.

The plotted perspective looks great, reminder to do some hatching on one face of the boxes to help reinforce form and it'll also help with clarity and help the drawings read better. The rough perspective looks fine, good job and drawing the extension lines back to the horizon. It's great that you're using the ghosting technique to try and plot out your boxes and most of the estimations are pretty on point so not much to say here.

Finally, good job on the rotating boxes, probably the most challenging section of lesson one. All of the boxes are drawn through and the gaps are nice and narrow. Although the rotations aren't perfect along the edges, you've made a good attempt and it seems that you understand the concept and aim of this excercise. I think you're ready for the 250 box challenge.

As for resources and such... I think Proko, Sinix, Ahmed Aldoori, Modern Day James, Bobby Chiu and Marco Bucci are some good yt channels that delve into different areas of art and their art communities around places like discord should be quite responsive as well. Don't really have any books I can recommend. Good luck and keep going!