Hi Lerin! I was nodding to myself realizing things as I read through this big chunk of critique, thank you soo much for the eye-opener. I'll definitely keep these in mind!
Thank you for liking my art too! Drawabox helped me get to this level ?. And of course you can follow me (does DaB allow posting of socmed handles here? oh well I'm a rebel so here goes), I doodle a lot as @dersacerj on tumblr and youtube :>
Hello again sasgraph! Good job on this revision, I definitely noticed the improvement especially on your rough perspective exercise :) Good luck on the next one!
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You may now try out the 250 boxes challenge. Hope you can apply your takeaways from this lesson on there too, let's go!!
Hi intexx, good job on finishing the lesson! Here are my builds for your work.
Lines - OK!
To avoid fraying, make sure to start your line from the dot you have placed.
Your planes can be more confident. To do this, make sure to draw from your shoulder and don't hesitate midway through drawing the lines.
Ellipses - OK!
I have no issues with these, just remember to ghost your ellipses carefully next time so there is less chances of them going out of the plane's bounds.
Boxes - Just some reminders for next time!
For the rough perspective: width lines and height lines are always parallel and perpendicular to the horizon line respectively. This can help you plot your rectangle points better next time.
For your rotated boxes, keep the corners of the boxes closer together, and follow a circular square silhouette as you get to your last box. This will give a better impression that they are indeed rotating, and changing degrees as they go towards the side. Here's a reference you may refer to: https://d15v304a6xpq4b.cloudfront.net/lesson_images/9a16c189.jpg
Your organic perspective boxes can have more variety. Remember that as your boxes approach the front lines, they get bigger, and smaller if lines are farther in the back. This will help sell the impression that there is depth going on in your image.
Hope this helps and keep doing your best!
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250 boxes challenge let's go!
Hi Elmrpaco, good job finishing this lesson! I'll be critiquing your work today.
Things that you can improve on are:
Line confidence. By drawing from your shoulder and ghosting your lines, you'll be able to have greater freedom of movement. If you're worried over accuracy (the lines hitting the dots or the ellipses touching the planes / each other), please don't be. The important thing here is for you to establish a confidence in drawing your marks over accuracy. Accuracy will follow eventually as long as you're carefully using the ghosting method. Do not hesitate with your marks, or else it will result in wobbling.
Use ghosting method. This will help you make your ellipses firmer when drawing over them.
Drawing over your line marks. Do not draw over your mistakes even though you want to so bad. This is in line with my comment about confidence in what you've decided put on the page.
Take note of the width and height lines when plotting the rectangles in rough perspective. As we're using 1-point perspective here, remember that only one vanishing point is visible in the scene. Meaning the other two vanishing points will be at infinity, and therefore the lines will be parallel horizontal (width lines) or vertical (height lines). Remember this when plotting rectangles next time you try this exercise out.
Well done on your rotated boxes and line sections.
Just some revisions needed and you're done!
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We'll work on your confidence! I would like you to draw one more page of the table of ellipses and ghosted planes with ellipses section.
Hi drawydrawson! I'll be reviewing your work today.
From lines to the ellipses, most of them are drawn confidently. Overall you did a great job with the exercises, I have very little to add.
On the rotating boxes, I believe you've achieved this already but still try to keep a lookout on the consistency of gaps between the boxes' corners, and keep these closer to each other next time.
One more thing, as tempting as it may feel, remember not to draw over your line mistakes like you've done in your rough and organic perspective sections, just leave them as is.
That being said, I hope this feedback somehow helped you. For me, I believe you're ready to proceed to the next lesson, goodluck!
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250 box challenge let's go!!
Hi monoam! I'll be reviewing your work today.
So one thing I noticed right away are the wobbling strokes. Do not worry about accuracy too much here, focus more on the confidence of your marks. It's perfectly fine if the ellipses overlap or you don't hit the ghosted dots with your lines. You can always try better next time. A quick tip on nailing the dots if your lines are arching up / down from them often is to target not the exact dot but the area above (if you're always hitting below) or vice versa.
On rough perspective, the rectangle's width lines (horizontal) are always parallel to the horizon. This should help you plot your points better next time you try to draw the inner width lines of your rectangles.
Remember to use your shoulder and ghost your marks before drawing them so there is less wobbling. For your ellipses, keeping these in mind will help tighten the 2nd (and 3rd) time you draw over them.
Thank you for your effort on this lesson. Let's improve!
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I would like you to draw one (1) page of: rough perspective and ghosted planes with ellipses but with more confidence in your marks this time. Always ghost your lines and ellipses and use your shoulder for looser movement. Let's go!
Hi sasgraph! I'll be reviewing your work today.
Lines look mostly confident, but you seem to have lost this in the rough perspective section. I have also noticed that you tried to draw over / correct your marks on the organic perspective section. I understand it's tempting to correct your mistakes (I struggle with this too) but it's best to leave them as they are, because you can always try to do it better on the next one. I also saw you have applied lineweight on your boxes but next time, make sure to just imply them. You can do this by not drawing over the entire line(s).
Your table of ellipses can be better. Keep up your line confidence, remember to use ghosting method and try your best to draw these ellipses squeezed together without overlaps. But if they overlap a little, it's also fine. Prioritizing confidence over accuracy is better than vice-versa.
All in all good job on your first try! Just some minor revisions and you're on your way.
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I would like you to draw one (1) page of ellipses table and one (1) page of rough perspective.
Remember to ghost the ellipses carefully so that they'll be more squeezed together, and to use your shoulder when drawing your lines so there is less wobbling.
Understood :D Thank you so much for your time again!
Thank you so much for taking the time to critique this :D I apologize for the missing lineweight, I must have forgotten the rule to apply them. I'll make sure to do over the rest of my pages and apply the needed lineweight (soon!). For the diverging lines, I'm still in the process of adjusting my arm control to make my ghosted lines follow my ghosted dot more accurately. But I agree with everything you said and will apply these builds in my future practice!
Here are my works for the requested revision: http://imgur.com/gallery/MLCzfnW
I still faced errors in this revision but I made sure to thoroughly follow the rules in the links you provided.
I have checked the attached revisions, good job! The funnel exercise looks okay as well.
For the line weight, I think what you did is alright! I have actually encountered this issue on my own exercise, but keep in mind that the point of adding (subtle) line weight is to imply the silhouette of the box so that it looks much clearer to the viewer, so as long as the superimposing line/extra line weight that you drew covers about 3/4 of the initial line, I think that's enough to notice it. It doesn't have to be perfect so it's alright if it diverges a little :D
I hope this answers your question and good luck on your next lesson!
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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