MdBola

Hello, first of all, I just want to say congratulations on finishing the 250 box challenge! It is surely a tough challenge but you have endured drawing the same thing over and over again.

I will point out some mistakes and give feedback on how to fix them.

• Your lines look good, they are straight and confident, although they tend to wobble a bit when you add line weight. Keep in mind to always draw from your shoulder no matter how short the lines are and how awkward it may feel.

• Looking at the boxes, you have placed some of the extension lines wrongly on boxes 2, 3, and 60. These lines should be extended away from the viewer and towards their own vanishing point. A good rule of thumb is to always extend the lines away from the center dot of the Y. You keep on improving each page and the extension lines are now placed 100% accurately so good job for that.

• The divergences are significant from the first few pages (as it should be) but it gradually fades away as you continue through the process. The inner corners of the boxes may sometimes look pretty off even with the recent ones though it is completely common and normal as they are influenced by the accumulation of past errors. You can fix this through more planning by thinking about the box as a whole and comparing the angles of all the other lines. Take advantage of the lines that are pretty close and make them parallel. (https://i.imgur.com/8PqQLE0.png)

• Additionally, it is easier to draw the inner corner before the last line of the box. (https://imgur.com/a/DHlA3Jh)

• Those hatching lines look pretty confident, consistent, and evenly spaced! Though it is sometimes misplaced such as on boxes 1 and 86 where I believe that they are drawn inside the box. Remember to hatch the plane that faces the viewer (you can choose between the three). This is just my personal opinion but I think it will look better and less confusing if you hatch perpendicularly or in the opposite direction of the lines. This way, we can clearly define the lines of the box without it bunching with the hatching lines. (https://imgur.com/a/bVkbRT4)

• Lastly, make sure to keep the angle of the Y at least 90 degrees so that it doesn't look distorted. Your boxes 77, 105, and 130 look somewhat tapered.

Overall, your boxes look clean and you minimize mistakes through each page. You have absorbed the concept of this challenge pretty well which is to develop your understanding of 3D space and how forms can be manipulated within it. I'm impressed that you completed the challenge with significant improvement even with a busy schedule. I'll give you the pass to move on to lesson 2. Great job!

Hi WLD1, congrats on completing lesson 1!

Let's review those exercises.

Your lines are actually really good! I can see a lot of confidence in your strokes. There are no wobbly lines and it never frays on the starting dot. It is evident that you planned out each line and executed it confidently. There are only few minor errors and I can see that some lines tend to arch a bit in your ghosted planes.

This mostly happens because you are not using your shoulder pivot. As you mentioned, drawing from your shoulder over a shorter distance felt awkward because we almost always use our elbow pivot to do that, and doing it with our shoulder just feels unnatural. Don't worry about it because it comes with time, just remember to correct it when you see yourself sliding towards your elbow. Additionally, it can be fixed by consciously arching towards the opposite direction.

Your ellipses are pretty decent. It sometimes wobbles around but you improve on each page so keep it up! Remember to stay confident and be follow the rhythm as you ghost over these ellipses.

In the boxes section, you had some issues as you said. The lines tend to wobble, so make sure you rotate your paper and always draw in the most comfortable way (which is mostly 45 degrees towards your dominant hand). In the mean time, keep in mind that once you have plotted the dots of a box, try to focus in drawing from one point to another. This way you can think of it as a series of ghosted lines and it allows your brain to take less pressure in drawing a box.

I am really impressed with your rotated boxes! The lines are clean and confident. The boxes are all rotating properly.

Your rough perspective is also very good, and in Lesson 1, you showed a firm understanding in perspective and spatial reasoning.

Overall, your exercises are mostly good and you have comprehended the lesson very well. Take into account to practice those lines and ellipses in your warm-ups to build confidence and some shoulder muscle. I'll give you the pass for lesson 1 and lead you towards the 250 box challenge!

And lastly, don't forget to abide to the 50% rule as the next challenge will be a tedious one!

Thank you, I appreciate your time and effort to critique my homework. I completely agree about those lines tending to wobble a bit, so I'll try to be more confident next time and apply those warm-ups too. Thanks once again, this was really helpful. I'll keep on going!