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The idea of the ghosting method is that you don't strictly need to look at your end point, because your muscles are primed from the ghosting, so I wouldn't necessarily say it's a problem. I would recommend trying to plan out your points first, ghosting a little to see if they still feel accurate and then placing another point as needed. Dots are free, lines are a commitment. :)

As for this other question:

Thank you for the input, just one question though: What do you mean on the organic perspective exercise that the boxes are diverging?

This just means that the lines of your boxes aren't consistently converging to their respective vanishing points. It is covered in depth in the 250 boxes material.

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Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and executing your lines confidently. This confidence carries through to your ghosted lines and planes, which is great to see.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part with a few little wobbles here in there. You've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy. There's a couple of instances of deforming the ellipse but nothing so dramatic that it won't be ironed out with mileage in warmups.

Finally, your funnels are off to a good start - you're making good efforts getting the ellipses aligned to the minor axis, the line work is fairly confident, and you've pushed it to the next level by varying the degree of the ellipses, all good things to see.

Boxes

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty normal margin of error. There is a little bit of wobbling in your linework and this is really common amongst students when faced with their first freehand box exercise and I can see that by the end, you've gained a little bit of confidence with this.

Your rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You didn't quite capture the full range of rotation, tending to follow the vanishing point of the box you previously put down, however this exercise is intended only as an introduction to certain concepts you will explore further throughout the course and you've had a pretty good crack at it!

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise which is starting to create a sense of depth in each frame, though if you wanted to push it further, you could force the perspective more by varying the scale between the smallest and largest boxes as well as trying to overlap more of the ones closest to the viewer. Try not to automatically correct your lines so that you end up with odd little doubled lines, again, this is pretty normal, but we must learn to control the impulse. The boxes themselves are diverging a little bit in places, however like the previous exercise, this one is simply an introduction to the concepts you'll explore in depth in the 250 box challenge.

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Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and executing your lines confidently for the most part. This confidence continues through to your ghosted lines and planes, which are also looking good.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part, you've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other - though there are a couple of instances where they could be sitting closer to the bounding box.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy. Finally, your funnels are off to a good start - you're making good efforts getting the ellipses aligned to the minor axis, while keeping those ellipses nice and confident.

Boxes

In your plotted perspective, you picked up on some of the back lines of your boxes are not vertical - this can happen when there's slight inaccuracies in the lines used to plot the front of the box not going back to the exact vanishing point drawn. Something to keep in mind, as you will encounter this again.

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty normal margin of error. That said, your linework here takes a definite hit in confidence - this is pretty normal, students tend to get a little overwhelmed when they go from drawing these singular lines and being asked to turn them into boxes. Try not to go back over lines as a kneejerk reaction to getting them incorrect, instead think of each line as its own exercise in the context of the bigger exercise - one step at a time.

You've taken a good crack at the rotated boxes! All we ask is for one complete attempt, which you've done. That said, it's very clear you got overwhelmed and confused here. The most helpful thing you can do when attempting the rotated boxes is to try and keep things together, since each line will give you useful hints about where the next one should be placed. I can see you tried really hard to do that on the inner boxes but it progressively fell apart, particularly on the diagonal boxes, which often trips students up since it's relying on two vanishing points that are now sliding along the two different axes. At any rate, the last two exercises are intended as an introduction to concepts explored further in the 250 box challenge.

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise. Don't be afraid to really exaggerate the difference in scale between the smallest and largest boxes and even allow them to overlap. The boxes themselves have quite a bit of distortion, but this is something you'll be able to tackle in the 250 box challenge.

I will mark this submission as complete, however take care to plan, ghost, and confidently execute each of your lines for your boxes. One line is one unit of work, but a box should be 12 units of work plus the time to plan out such a complex form.

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Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and executing your lines confidently. It would've been nice to see some longer lines here to really get your arm working. Your ghosted lines and planes are similarly smooth and confident, however.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part, you've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy.

Finally, your funnels are off to a good start - you're making good efforts getting the ellipses aligned to the minor axis and your ellipses are pretty confident.

Boxes

A quick note on your plotted perspective - you may have noticed some of the back lines of your boxes are not vertical - this can happen when there's slight inaccuracies in the lines used to plot the front of the box not going back to the exact vanishing point drawn. Something to keep in mind, as you will encounter this again.

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. Make sure you're only selectively going over the silhouette of the box if you're going to apply line weight. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a good margin of error. I did actually have to double check this exercise because several panels have linework that is so tight that I thought it was done with a ruler and then your perspective was super accurate as well. Really nice work.

Your rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You didn't quite manage to capture the full range of rotation, tending to follow the vanishing point of the box you previously put down, however this exercise is intended only as an introduction to certain concepts you will explore further throughout the course.

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise which is starting to create a sense of depth in each frame, though if you wanted to push it further, you could play with the scale between the smallest and largest boxes as well as trying to overlap the ones closest to the viewer. I did notice your line weight seems to have been done either with a different pen - please stick to just one pen for the meat of the exercises (check lines, etc can be done with another pen). You don't need to do hatching quite that tight if it makes it easier for you to execute with the 0.5mm fineliner.

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Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and executing your lines confidently. This continues through your ghosted lines and planes which are looking fantastic.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part, though there are some wobbles here and there, so make sure you're confidentally making the mark all the way through. You've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy. I did notice on a few of these ellipse exercises that you've got some little marks that look like you've hit the page with your ghosting before dropping it down, so something to keep in mind.

Finally, your funnels are off to a good start - you're making good efforts getting the ellipses aligned to the minor axis however make sure you're executing your marks confidently - whilst we're drawing with a clear goal in mind, we should always try to prioritise confidence over accuracy as the latter will develop with time and practice.

Boxes

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty normal margin of error.

Your rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You didn't manage to capture the full range of rotation, tending to follow the vanishing point of the box you previously put down, however this exercise is intended only as an introduction to certain concepts you will explore further throughout the course.

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise which is starting to create a sense of depth in each frame. The second page is particularly nice with the overlapping of the boxes and much greater range of size between smallest to largest. The boxes themselves are diverging a bit in places, however like the previous exercise, this one is simply an introduction to the concepts you'll explore in depth in the 250 box challenge.

Hey there, I'm Meta and I'll be your TA today, so let's get started.

Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and executing your lines confidently. This confidence continues through your ghosted lines and planes which are also looking good.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part, you've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other. Do make sure you draw through your ellipses a full 2-3 times, as several of these seem more like 1.5 passes - that little bit extra will usually help even out any lumps and bumps in the shape.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy.

Finally, your funnels are off to a good start - you're making good efforts getting the ellipses aligned to the minor axis. I will note that there was a bit of hesitation in your ellipses here which made them come out a bit lumpy, likely because it adds another point of contact to get accurate - but as with the previous exercise, try to focus on remaining confident and the accuracy will improve with practice.

Boxes

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty good margin of error.

Your rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You've gotten a good amount of rotation in this exercise, which is fantastic to see - any level of success at this exercise is something to be proud of as it's intended to be an introduction to concepts explored further in the course.

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise which is creating a sense of depth in each frame, the second page is particularly effective in this regard with the boxes closest to the viewer overlapping those behind. It's also really nice to see careful, considered hatching on each box - exactly what we like to see and a valuable bit of mileage you should consider taking with you into the 250 box challenge.

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Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and executing your lines confidently. This confidence continues throughout your ghosted lines and planes and you're even getting a good amount of accuracy out of these - so well done!

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part, you've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other. There's a few unhappily shaped ones in the first page but you hit your stride with how to keep them smooth by the second page.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane. You remain confident for the most part, though in the first page particularly I can see signs of wanting to sacrifice the smoothness/confidence of your ellipse to hit the goal. This definitely eases a little in the second page where you relax into it a bit more.

Finally, you're getting the ellipses in your funnels pretty well aligned to the minor axis but again, that little bit of desire to be accurate seems to have crept in, compromising your line confidence in places. Remember that as long as you keep executing your lines confidently, accuracy will build with time, so it's often better not to worry about it yet.

Boxes

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty normal margin of error.

Your rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You've actually managed to capture a fair degree of rotation, so well done. Any success at this stage is absolutely a win as this (and the following exercise) are intended as introductions to concepts explored further throughout the course.

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes as well as the overlapping in the organic perspective exercise is starting to create a sense of depth in each frame. The boxes themselves are diverging a bit in places, however you will be able to work on this in the 250 box challenge.

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Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and executing your lines confidently. This confidence carries through to your ghosted lines and planes and overall this section of the homework is well done.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part (though there are a few instances where it wobbles a bit), you've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other particularly on the second page.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy. Great to see you're drawing through all of your ellipses 2-3 times as required.

Finally, your funnels are off to a good start in terms of alignment to the minor axis - a few skew off here and there but absolutely within normal limits for this stage. I did notice some of your elipses ended up a bit of a funny shape, possibly from slowing down/focusing too much on accuracy here, so just something to keep in mind going forward is that the same sort of attitude applied in ellipses in planes is required here - do your best to get it accurate while remaining confident and that accuracy will come with time and practice.

Boxes

A quick note on your plotted perspective - you may have noticed some of the back lines of your boxes are not vertical - this can happen when there's slight inaccuracies in the lines used to plot the front of the box not going back to the exact vanishing point drawn. Something to keep in mind, as you will encounter this again.

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty normal margin of error. Your line confidence took a little hit here but that's normal when students are first asked to take their lines and turn them into boxes - just continue to plan, ghost, and execute those lines confidently and it will come along with mileage.

Despite your misgivings, the rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You didn't manage to capture the full range of rotation, tending to follow the vanishing point of the box you previously put down, however this exercise is intended only as an introduction to certain concepts you will explore further throughout the course.

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise which is starting to create a sense of depth in each frame, though if you wanted to push it further, you could play with the scale between the smallest and largest boxes as well as trying to overlap the ones closest to the viewer. The boxes themselves are diverging a bit in places, however like the previous exercise, this one is also simply an introduction to the concepts you'll explore in depth in the 250 box challenge.

Hey there, I'm Meta and I'll be your TA today, so let's get started.

Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job lining your pen up with the starting point and, for the most part, executing your lines confidently. There are a few places here and there that I can see signs of hesitation but these seem to iron themselves out in the ghosted lines and planes which are looking fairly confident - though I will note your pen does seem a little worn out by this point - so you might need a new one soon. It's not uncommon for students to destroy fineliners early on in their journey before learning to properly modulate their pressure.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part, you've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other.

Next you've made good efforts in hitting the four sides of the plane with your ellipses while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy. Throughout your ellipse exercises in general, in fact, your line confidence is really good and it's great to see you're drawing through all your ellipses 2-3 times.

Finally, you've done a good job getting your ellipses aligned with the minor axis on your funnels - there's a few skewed off here and there but it's overall well done and it's awesome to see some variation in the shape (degree) of your ellipses as well.

Boxes

A quick note on your plotted perspective - you may have noticed some of the back lines of your boxes are not vertical - this can happen when there's slight inaccuracies in the lines used to plot the front of the box not going back to the exact vanishing point drawn. Something to keep in mind, as you will encounter this again.

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty normal margin of error. I will note that your line confidence takes a bit of a hit here, which is not uncommon and I see it picks up in the last couple of exercises. That said, make sure you're not going back over your lines without a clear purpose and planning - such as to add line weight.

Your rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You've actually managed a fair amount of rotation on your boxes, which is commendable given the exercise is only intended as an introduction to concepts you will explore further throughout the course.

Finally, you're getting a good amount of variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise which is creating a sense of depth in each frame. It's pretty cool to see you experiment with drawing the same box in multiple orientations/scales - this is a great way to get a firmer grasp on how these things exist in 3D space. As noted in the rough perspective section - you've gone over lines a fair bit here with a less confident stroke, so make sure you're taking the time to plan and execute each of your lines carefully and confidently.

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Lines

Starting with your superimposed lines, you're doing a great job executing your lines confidently, however make sure you're taking the time to line your pen up properly with the start point to prevent fraying on both ends of the line.

Next your ghosted lines and planes are looking similarly confident. One thing I will note though is that it's often better to overshoot slightly than it is to undershoot.

Ellipses

Onto your tables of ellipses and these are off to a great start. Your linework is confident for the most part, you've selected a good variety of shapes and sizes of ellipses to practice, and you've kept them squeezed up tight against each other, particularly on the second page.

Next your ellipses in planes are looking good, you've made clear attempts to hit the four sides of the plane while remaining confident and not over-focusing on accuracy. I'm also glad to see consistently you are drawing through your ellipses 2-3 times.

Finally, your funnels are off to a good start in terms of alignment to the minor axis as well as line confidence. That said, you've left significant gaps between your ellipses, which is a mistake as outlined here - we're aiming to have them lined up tightly together. Make sure you're reading through the entire exercise page before you do these, as they often contain common pitfalls to avoid.

Boxes

Onto your rough perspective and you've made fairly successful efforts to keep the horizontals parallel and verticals perpendicular to the horizon line. You've correctly applied the line extensions and your perspective lands in a pretty normal margin of error.

Your rotated boxes are off to a good start - you're keeping the gaps between the boxes tight and consistent, which has given you good cues about where to place the next one. You didn't quite manage to capture the full range of rotation, tending to follow the vanishing point of the box you previously put down, however this exercise is intended only as an introduction to certain concepts you will explore further throughout the course.

Finally, you're starting to get some variation in the size and rotation of your boxes in the organic perspective exercise, though you could definitely push it further by experimenting with the scale between the smallest and largest boxes as well as trying to overlap the ones closest to the viewer. The boxes themselves are diverging a bit in places, however like the previous exercise, this one is simply an introduction to the concepts you'll explore in depth in the 250 box challenge.