Thank you very much for critiquing my work and outlining my next steps. I shall continue to do the warm ups, and with mileage hope to see a better understanding when plotting my points. I shall continue to aim for having a single convergence for all 4 lines. I will also practice drawing bigger to give my shoulder more practice.
Congratulations on completing lesson one! My name is Rexplosive and I am a community member. I myself have only finished lesson one. I am now starting the 250 box challenge. Still, I feel confident that I understand the first lesson and will be referencing Uncomfortable's notes to ensure a good critique.
Lines
Superimposed Lines
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate confidence. Your hand blocks the endpoint, and yet you must confidently execute/guide your stroke. Any hesitation would result in wobbly lines. We are looking for smooth and consistent lines. We can expect to see fraying on the end of the line opposite the starting position. If you are taking the time to correctly position your pen, we should not see fraying on the start position. There are three levels of results https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/levels. We want to avoid wobbly lines, arcing lines and overshooting.
Results:
I can see that you execute your lines with confidence. You start from the same point, leaving fraying only to one side as to be expected. There is some slight arc to your larger lines, but I am not surprised as your brain will try to subconsciously correct your trajectory. I think you did a good job on this exercise and demonstrated you understand the purpose. You will surely improve.
Ghosted Lines
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to a technique that you will use on every single mark you make through all of Draw a Box. The goal is to develop a habit of thinking before you draw. Remembering to rotate the page, plan your dots, prepare with ghosting, and finally execute with confidence.
Results:
You have drawn lines with confidence. It is evidenced with the fact that your lines are almost all perfectly straight. You have done a good job at almost hitting all of your planned points. There is some slight undershooting as I can see you have attempted to lift your pen early to avoid overshooting. I am confident with more practice and mileage your lines will improve. On a side note, your lines throughout the assignment seem to be faint. Please consider either upgrading to a new fine point or changing papers.
Ghosted Planes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to apply the ghosting method to something more complex than a single line. Yet still, keep in mind that each line is an important step that must not be rushed. Regardless of whether we are making a plane or a box, we still plan (dots), prepare (ghost) and execute(confident, straight stroke).
Results:
As I concentrate on your planes, I can see you have used confident straight strokes. You may have undershot some points, but other points were bang on. Good job with your planning and ghosting. I think you have demonstrated here that you understand how to execute this exercise and will grow from this one.
Ellipses
Tables of Ellipses
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to get you used to drawing ellipses in a variety of sizes, orientations and degrees. We want to see that the ellipses did not go out of the allotted space, were snuggly packed next to each other, and were not drawn too short. Remember to draw through each ellipse, and avoid the egg shape.
Results:
I can see you show confidence once again with your lines. You follow through at least 2 or 3 times. Your ellipses show variety is size, orientation and degree. Snugly packed in, and within the alloted space. Good job.
Ellipses in Planes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate maintaining the smooth, even shape above all else. Next demonstrating that you can fit snugly within the plane touching all four edges. Avoid deforming the ellipses by staying calm.
Results:
I like to see here that you were more focused on executing the correct shape than you were on accuracy. You may have drawn outside a bit but the accuracy will come with time. The form is more important. You have some really good smooth lines and shapes. Over time I think both your shape and accuracy of the ellipse will increase.
Funnels
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to get used to the minor axis line and fitting ellipses in snugly within a set space. Remembering to get each ellipse in the correct orientation with the minor axis. The ellipses should look as if it is evenly split in half along the axis (symmetrical equal halves). Avoid being slanted and cut unevenly along the minor axis. Remembering to fit snugly through the funnel, and within the space created by the curves. Avoided spilling outside the funnel.
Results:
An important thing to remember with the funnel exercise is to maintain consistency with the shape so you do not end up with an egg. As well to ensure the minor axis splits each ellipses correctly in half while maintaining the correct angle. I think this is an exercise you should bring more focus to. I will not ask you to revise this, though I do think you should express more patience with this specific exercise. Focus on ensuring the degree as you move out of the funnel are getting larger and in a consistent manner on both ends. You also want to be mindful of the minor axis in relation to drawing your ellipse.
Boxes
Plotted Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise was to familiarize those who are starting out with vanishing points.
Results:
Great job! Nothing really to say here. You did a good job showing you understand what is perspective.
Rough Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise was to get familiar with the concept that close enough is sometimes good enough. To get comfortable separating yourself from the explicit reliance on plotting everything back to a vanishing point. The boxes should look pretty close to correct but are not expected to be correct. You should demonstrate that you understand in one-point perspective, your horizontal lines run parallel to the horizon (kinda) and all vertical lines run perpendicular to the horizon. There should be no signs of guessing, no drawn lines to the vanishing point, and only one point perspective.
Results:
You did a great job with maintaining the horizontal and vertical lines of your boxes against the horizon. Your boxes came out pretty good. Even though you were off your vanishing point, nothing too crazy. I think your intuition with vanishing points is going to both get better once you move on to the 250 Box Challenge, as well as prove handy.
Rotated Boxes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to learn how to infer information about space and the arrangement of objects from neighbouring objects. Remembering to rotate the boxes as they move away from the center box. Making sure to keep things together. Keeping gaps narrow and consistent. Making sure to draw through all boxes.
Results:
Good attempt at the rotating boxes. You started off with a nice big box which is nice to see to help clarify perspective, however it does seem you kind of shrunk down quickly. In the outer layer of boxes it would have been nice to see some more rotation as well. They almost seem in line with the vanishing point of the layer before. Nonetheless, great job at tackling such a difficult homework.
Organic Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to experience the deep end. Work with freely rotating boxes in 3D space without any real grounding of how to deal with it. No use of vanishing points on the page. Using your educated guess and intuition.
Results:
Good job with your boxes. I think you did a good job shrinking the boxes in the distance to create the illusion. The shape of some of your boxes may seem odd, but I am confident that is a good reason to shift over to the 250 Box Challenge where you can get more practice.
Overall:
I think that BRUH has demonstrated understanding of all the exercises in level one and should move on to the 250 box challenge. Good submission that showed understanding of the concepts explained in lesson one. I am marking this as complete. Good work, keep it up!
Next Steps:
Move on to the 250 Box Challenge!
Wow your lines are soooo straight. Good job! Confident lines.
Congratulations on attempting lesson one! My name is Rexplosive and I am a community member. I myself have only finished lesson one. I am now starting the 250 box challenge. Still, I feel confident that I understand the first lesson and will be referencing Uncomfortable's notes to ensure a good critique.
Lines
Superimposed Lines
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate confidence. Your hand blocks the endpoint, and yet you must confidently execute/guide your stroke. Any hesitation would result in wobbly lines. We are looking for smooth and consistent lines. We can expect to see fraying on the end of the line opposite the starting position. If you are taking the time to correctly position your pen, we should not see fraying on the start position. There are three levels of results https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/levels. We want to avoid wobbly lines, arcing lines and overshooting.
Results:
I think you did a good job at fraying only on one end. You started consistently at one point, showing you took the time to point your pen to the paper. Your lines are curved to some extent, but I can see there is confidence behind these lines as you executed your stroke. I would have liked to see variation as the exercise intended. Short, medium and long lines. The pages could have been filled in better as to not waste paper. I think you somewhat understood the idea of the exercise, but could have executed it better.
Ghosted Lines
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to a technique that you will use on every single mark you make through all of Draw a Box. The goal is to develop a habit of thinking before you draw. Remembering to rotate the page, plan your dots, prepare with ghosting, and finally execute with confidence.
Results:
These seem to be missing from your submission.
Ghosted Planes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to apply the ghosting method to something more complex than a single line. Yet still, keep in mind that each line is an important step that must not be rushed. Regardless of whether we are making a plane or a box, we still plan (dots), prepare (ghost) and execute(confident, straight stroke).
Results:
It looks as if you have drawn your planes with a ruler. None of the lines to make the plane itself seem to have been done free hand. As well the pages do not seem to be filled and used to their potential as is demonstrated on the homework page. I do not think you have demonstrated understanding of what was asked of this assignment.
Ellipses
Tables of Ellipses
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to get you used to drawing ellipses in a variety of sizes, orientations and degrees. We want to see that the ellipses did not go out of the allotted space, were snuggly packed next to each other, and were not drawn too short. Remember to draw through each ellipse, and avoid the egg shape.
Results:
I think you have done a great job with your table of ellipses. Your ellipses show a variety of sizes, orientations and degrees. They are drawn within the alloted space and are snug against each other. I see you have also drawn through them. Great job!
Ellipses in Planes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate maintaining the smooth, even shape above all else. Next demonstrating that you can fit snugly within the plane touching all four edges. Avoid deforming the ellipses by staying calm.
Results:
I think you did a good job of drawing within your planes. Only two overlaps (at most three) are expected. I would like to think that you understood what you were supposed to do here.
Funnels
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to get used to the minor axis line and fitting ellipses in snugly within a set space. Remembering to get each ellipse in the correct orientation with the minor axis. The ellipses should look as if it is evenly split in half along the axis (symmetrical equal halves). Avoid being slanted and cut unevenly along the minor axis. Remembering to fit snugly through the funnel, and within the space created by the curves. Avoided spilling outside the funnel.
Results:
I think you did a great job fitting your ellipses in snugly against each other through the funnel. As well as within the confined space you created. They are a nice even shape and appear to have actually been drawn correctly against the minor axis. I think you have demonstrated that you understood the purpose of the exercise. I would have also liked to see you attempt to emphasis the degree of each ellipses as you reach the ends of the funnel. Nonetheless, good job.
Boxes
Plotted Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise was to familiarize those who are starting out with vanishing points.
Results:
This seems to be missing from the submission.
Rough Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise was to get familiar with the concept that close enough is sometimes good enough. To get comfortable separating yourself from the explicit reliance on plotting everything back to a vanishing point. The boxes should look pretty close to correct but are not expected to be correct. You should demonstrate that you understand in one-point perspective, your horizontal lines run parallel to the horizon (kinda) and all vertical lines run perpendicular to the horizon. There should be no signs of guessing, no drawn lines to the vanishing point, and only one point perspective.
Results:
Once a page is completed, we were asked to draw lines in an identifiable color, hopefully pen, and trace back our lines to the horizon. I can see instead you have drawn lines from the vanishing point back to your boxes and not on all boxes. I think this makes it way more challenging to understand your intuition at this level. I think you did a good job drawing your boxes to an imagined vanishing point, but I am unsure if you fully grasped how you would improve from this point. It is fundamental to understand the purpose of what you are doing, otherwise it will be difficult to improve.
Rotated Boxes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to learn how to infer information about space and the arrangement of objects from neighbouring objects. Remembering to rotate the boxes as they move away from the center box. Making sure to keep things together. Keeping gaps narrow and consistent. Making sure to draw through all boxes.
Results:
I think this is incomplete. I am unsure if you understood the purpose of this exercise. I would like to see you attempt to draw out the remaining boxes.
Organic Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to experience the deep end. Work with freely rotating boxes in 3D space without any real grounding of how to deal with it. No use of vanishing points on the page. Using your educated guess and intuition.
Results:
I notice that some of your boxes are drawn in x-ray while others have not been. It seems evident that a lot of guess work went into these. I do not think that you have demonstrated the purpose of this exercise. Though this is a challenging exercise for most. It is the deeper end, as anyone at level one would not have been exposed to this concept and is expected to use educated guess and intuition. You do a good job at showing the shrinking of the boxes as they go the distance.
Overall:
I think that RASE03 has not demonstrated full understanding of all the exercises in level one and should complete some rivisions. As well it would be good to reread through some of the material. May I also recommend perhaps watching ScyllaStew complete the exercises to help guide you (https://www.youtube.com/c/ScyllaStew/videos). Good job, you can do this!
Next Steps:
I would highly recommend reflecting on the entirety of lesson one. Though I would love to see you move forward, I have a hard time seeing from your submission if you fully grasped the purpose behind each exercise. As well some parts are missing.
Please consider redoing the following exercises:
2 pages of super imposed lines of various lengths. Please review the homework link under lines to see an example page.
1 page of ghosted lines
2 pages of ghosted planes/ellipses planes
1 page plotted perspective
2 pages rough perspective
finish your rotated boxes, or try again from scratch
2 pages organic perspective
Congratulations on completing lesson one! My name is Rexplosive and I am a community member. I myself have only finished lesson one. I am now starting the 250 box challenge. Still, I feel confident that I understand the first lesson and will be referencing Uncomfortable's notes to ensure a good critique.
Lines
Superimposed Lines
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate confidence. Your hand blocks the endpoint, and yet you must confidently execute/guide your stroke. Any hesitation would result in wobbly lines. We are looking for smooth and consistent lines. We can expect to see fraying on the end of the line opposite the starting position. If you are taking the time to correctly position your pen, we should not see fraying on the start position. There are three levels of results https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/levels. We want to avoid wobbly lines, arcing lines and overshooting.
Results:
Your lines look confident. I see no hesitation when you execute your stroke. On the much longer lines, I do notice a slight curve that occurs. I think future warm-ups will remedy this. I feel you have understood this exercise.
Ghosted Lines
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to a technique that you will use on every single mark you make through all of Draw a Box. The goal is to develop a habit of thinking before you draw. Remembering to rotate the page, plan your dots, prepare with ghosting, and finally execute with confidence.
Results:
I think your lines are good. There is a slight curve to some of your lines you can notice early on. Possibly as a result of subconsciously trying to correct your trajectory midway through the stroke. Nonetheless, you are very close to where you planned to end your line. There is some slight undershooting but I feel this is something you will easily overcome when you frequent your warm-up exercises in the future.
Ghosted Planes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to apply the ghosting method to something more complex than a single line. Yet still, keep in mind that each line is an important step that must not be rushed. Regardless of whether we are making a plane or a box, we still plan (dots), prepare (ghost) and execute(confident, straight stroke).
Results:
I think that your planes were well done. Most lines are confident straight strokes. We do see some overshooting, but again, nothing I am worried about at this level. Your inner lines are even better than the ones creating the plane itself. I think you have demonstrated that you understand the point of this exercise.
Ellipses
Tables of Ellipses
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to get you used to drawing ellipses in a variety of sizes, orientations and degrees. We want to see that the ellipses did not go out of the allotted space, were snuggly packed next to each other, and were not drawn too short. Remember to draw through each ellipse, and avoid the egg shape.
Results:
Again you demonstrate confidence in your ellipses by following through. I notice from your first page to your second that there is already a noticeable improvement in the shape of the ellipses. They go from an egg shape to a bit more even. You are also more consistent with your size, orientation and degree on the second page. You certainly have demonstrated that you understand the purpose of this exercise and I expect your ellipses will become better as you follow the expectations of this exercise in the future.
Ellipses in Planes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate maintaining the smooth, even shape above all else. Next demonstrating that you can fit snugly within the plane touching all four edges. Avoid deforming the ellipses by staying calm.
Results:
I can see that you started by stressing to get all four edges in the planes with your ellipses which resulted in some deformed ellipses. As you went on, I can see your improvement as you begin to relax. You can see the ellipses much later down the page, and on the second page begin to look more smooth and even. Or as even as we can be in these odd-shaped planes. I think you have demonstrated you understand this exercise and will be able to take this exercise and apply it later to drawing cylinders inside boxes.
Funnels
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to get used to the minor axis line and fitting ellipses in snugly within a set space. Remembering to get each ellipse in the correct orientation with the minor axis. The ellipses should look as if it is evenly split in half along the axis (symmetrical equal halves). Avoid being slanted and cut unevenly along the minor axis. Remembering to fit snugly through the funnel, and within the space created by the curves. Avoided spilling outside the funnel.
Results:
I think you did a great job fitting your ellipses in snugly against each other through the funnel. As well as within the confined space you created. I did notice it looks as if instead of tracing a round object to create your funnels, you freehanded it? As well as using the corners of the page to create straight-line funnels. I think this resulted in an odd placement of your axis, which resulted in making it almost impossible to create even ellipses. You did demonstrate some degree changes in your funnel with wider ellipses. I think you have demonstrated that you understood the purpose of the exercise. In the future I just expect you to be more careful with the relationship with the axis and ellipses.
Boxes
Plotted Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise was to familiarize those who are starting out with vanishing points.
Results:
I do not think there is much to say here. You followed the instructions and drew your boxes well. You just did not draw the lines from the first section back to both vanishing points, but I think you have clearly demonstrated you are familiar with the concept of vanishing points.
Rough Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise was to get familiar with the concept that close enough is sometimes good enough. To get comfortable separating yourself from the explicit reliance on plotting everything back to a vanishing point. The boxes should look pretty close to correct but are not expected to be correct. You should demonstrate that you understand in one-point perspective, your horizontal lines run parallel to the horizon (kinda) and all vertical lines run perpendicular to the horizon. There should be no signs of guessing, no drawn lines to the vanishing point, and only one point perspective.
Results:
I understand you may not have had access to a different coloured pen, but the highlighter did make it a tad bit difficult to understand your lines back to the horizon. Still, I can see that most lines generally point closer and closer to the vanishing point you selected which is good. I think you understand this exercise and that your intuition for spatial reasoning will grow as you move on to the 250 box challenge. Your horizontal and vertical lines in relation to the horizon are well done. Good confident lines to create your boxes.
Rotated Boxes
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to learn how to infer information about space and the arrangement of objects from neighbouring objects. Remembering to rotate the boxes as they move away from the center box. Making sure to keep things together. Keeping gaps narrow and consistent. Making sure to draw through all boxes.
Results:
I think you did a great job with this one. I would have liked to seen a little more rotation on the second set of boxes around the center if that makes sense. Nonetheless, great job. I am sure when you come back to do this exercise, later on, you will see much improvement. You show understanding of the purpose of this exercise, used each object to infer your next lines, and maintained an appropriate narrow gap. You also drew through all of your boxes. Good stuff!
Organic Perspective
What we are looking for:
The purpose of this exercise is to experience the deep end. Work with freely rotating boxes in 3D space without any real grounding of how to deal with it. No use of vanishing points on the page. Using your educated guess and intuition.
Results:
I did notice you had attempted to correct some lines. I myself have been advised this by a TA, so I shall pass it on to you. Please avoid redrawing your lines. I understand it is a mistake, but adding more lines will actually just make things more messy and confusing. Nonetheless, I think you did a great job with your boxes on this exercise. Some of your boxes are constructed with well-planned and executed lines that are smooth and straight. You also took into consideration and executed the sizing of the boxes down the line. The illusion of the boxes getting smaller is evident. Good job! I think you are a good candidate for the next challenge!
Overall:
I think that HUNSTRUPS has demonstrated understanding of all the exercises in level one and should move on to the 250 box challenge. Good submission that showed some growth. Your line confidence has increased over the exercises. I am marking this as complete. Good work, keep it up!
Next Steps:
I think you should move on to the 250 box challenge!
Congratulations on completing Lesson 1. My name is Rexplosive and I am a community member who has just finished Lesson 1 myself. Please see my critique for your viewing.
Your superimposed lines look good. I can see on your first page, that the larger lines show signs of trying to correct the trajectory of the line. A little bit of wobbling. But as we move on to your second page of lines, the confidence in your lines starts to show more. As you continue to practice your line confidence, this will improve. You are consistent with your first point and fray only at one end. Good start. Your ghosted lines are good. You do a good job at making it almost exactly from point to point. Want to continue to show that confidence with execution of straight planned lines. If you take your time with ghosting it pays off to see these lines that are smooth, straight and consistent (free from hesitation and wobbling). Similarly your ghosted planes are done well too.
Your tables of ellipses are great. I can see that you have drawn through all of your ellipses. None look odd shaped, or egg shaped. You continue this through to your ellipses in planes. I can see also you did an additional set of ghosted planes. Remember your focus at this point is more so to maintain the shape, and not worry about accuracy for now. For example, some ellipses in your planes are not as well shaped as the ones on your tables. It seems you were focused on getting them inside the planes. Accuracy will come with time. It is more important to get the shape consistent (smooth) and the lines confident (not wobbly). Accuracy may be the end goal, but it really should not be forced. It will come with mileage and consistent practice. Your funnels show that confidence in line execution, and consistent shape we saw earlier in your lines. Only thing to mind here, is the axis. We want to make sure ellipses in relation to the axis are basically splitting them in half. If we were to fold each ellipses, each side should overlap to show that the ellipses are aligned with the minor axis. None the less, good spacing and ellipses.
Plotted perspective looks really good. There is nothing really for me to say here about those. Your rough perspective also looks good. Keep in mind what uncomfortable said about the "units of effort" we tend to apply to the construction of the shapes we make (https://youtu.be/5cciOw9z6IU?t=452). Remember to consistently take your time breaking into steps each line we make to construct a box. This will become more evident in the 250 box challenge. Do not think of the box you are making as a single unit and rush it. Make sure you take your time with each line as you would if you were simply just drawing lines. 1. prepare 2. ghost 3. execution everytime. Otherwise, rough perspective is actually good. You are drawing your lines back to the horizon to see where it might have gone wrong. Where you have gone wrong is not as important as the understanding of the exercise, which you show you have understood the point. The estimations were off, but in the next 250 box challenge your intuition will improve.
Your rotated boxes look great. You did a good job at keeping this together. Narrow gaps and consistent. You used the neighbouring forms effectively. You drew through the boxes. This is a tough exercise and you did great. Later as you do this exercise, you may see some improvement in rotation of each "level" of boxes. This will show a greater emphasis in the change of rotation as each level will have a vanishing point further along the axis.
Your organic exercise looks pretty good as well. You can see your confidence in using the ghosting method shows all the way to the end of lesson 1. Drawing from your shoulder. Your box shapes are pretty good. I am sure that will transfer well into the next 250 box challenge.
Overall a great submission that shows understanding of the purpose to each exercise and promise of growth. I believe you understand the concepts and will continue to improve your accuracy amongst other skills. I believe this is worthy of a completion and you should be able to move on to the 250 box challenge. Good job, keep it up!
Next Steps:
Move on to the 250 box challenge :)
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.
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