Seppio

No problem! And yes, you may move on to the 250 box challenge! I wish you the best of luck!

Hello there!

Lets take a look at your submission!

lines

Starting with the superimposed lines exercise, I spot a considerable amount of fraying on both ends. This usually means the student is not taking their time when making their mark. You should place your pen down carefully at the beginning of the line to prevent this from happening. This is something that is also noticeable at the ghosted lines exercise, with lines that miss both dots. Taking your time to line up your pen at the starting dot prevents this from happening. Id also suggest to draw some longer lines the size of the page, so you could practice the longer lines as well.

Also, there are some lines that show signs of wobbliness. Remember, confidence should always be prioritized over accuracy. Luckily, it seems to get better over the course of the planes exercise.

elipses

Looking at the elipses in planes, I notice wobbling on some of these. That is kind of unfortunate, since the table of elipses and funnels looked a lot better (altough there are some slight wobbles there, too). Remember that with elipses, just like lines, confidence should always be prioritized over accuracy and be drawn using your whole arm.

Also, if you ever feel like challenging yourself with the funnels, you could try to increase the degree of the elips the more you move outward of the center, like described here.

boxes

You did the plotted perspective exercise as instructed - not much to add here.

The wobbliness in lines seem to make a return on the rough perspective exercise, so remember to focus on confidence with the boxes as well.

The rotated boxes look great. On the right side of the exercise there are some boxes that could use a little more rotation, but it still looks great nonetheless. Good job!

The organic perspective exercise looks decent. I am happy to see a lot of improvement on line quality, so good job! There are some boxes that have some issues with the convergences of the lines, but that is something you'll get more used to when doing the box challenge.

I'll mark this lesson as complete and I think you are ready to move on to the 250 box challenge. Do not forget to include theses exercises in your daily warmups, and, of course, good luck!

Hello there!

Lets take a look at your submission!

lines

Starting with the superimposed lines exercise, there is some minor fraying on both ends on some of these lines. Remember to always take your time when making these marks. Luckily, these are few and far between.

Your ghosted lines exercise looks good. Id also suggest to try and draw some longer lines the size of the page, so you could practice the longer lines as well. In addition, there seems to be some slight arcing, but these are few and far between. Moreover, the most important thing is confidence, which these lines are. Good job!

elipses

Moving onto the elipses section, I notice that you drew through your elipses more than 3 times. Instead, we should try to aim to draw through our elipses 2-3 times (2 preferably). However, just like lines, the most important thing is that they are confident, which these elipses are.

Your funnels look good. Sometimes you seem to struggle with keeping the elipses aligned to their minor axis, but in general this exercise looks good. If you feel like challenging yourself more with these funnels, Id suggest to try and increase the degree of the elipses the more you move outwards of the center of the funnel, like described here.

boxes

You did the plotted perspective exercise as instructed - not much to add here.

When doing the rough perspective exercise, remember that horizontal lines should be parallel to the horizon and vertical lines should be perpendicular to it. You already show evidence that you understand this concept, but on some of these boxes this tends to be a little off. Altough I do sometimes spot some minor arcs/wobbles on some of these lines, this exercise looks good and you did good plotting the lines towards their vanishing points.

Your rotated boxes exercise looks great as well. You should watch out for repeating lines, though. When messing up a line, its best to leave it be and carry on with the exercise, as the drawing will look messy. But besides that, it looks very well done. Good job!

The organic perspective exercise looks good, too, altough some of the repeating lines still persist.

You did a good job on this lessson, so Ill mark it as complete. Do not forget to include these exercises in your warmups. Good luck on the 250 box challenge!

Hello there!

Lets take a look at your submission!

lines

The superimposed lines exercise looks decent, however some of these lines show signs off wobbliness. Remember when drawing a line, confidence should always be prioritized over accuracy. There also seems to be some slight fraying on both ends, so make sure to take your time when making your mark.

Same goes for the ghosted lines exercise, where some lines seem to diverge in order to hit the ending dot. A confident line will always be preferred over a accurate one. Focus on confidence, accuracy will come later. Something that could help is trying to lift the pen instead of stopping your whole arm at the end of the mark. Id also suggest to try some longer lines the size of the page, since a lot of these lines are quite small. However, your lines do seem to improve a lot throughout the lesson.

elipses

Your elipses look great, smooth and confident. For some of these, I feel like you could have ghosted a little more to try and fit the elipses within their bounds. However, the most important thing is confidence, which these elipses are.

Some elipses in the funnels do seem to show some signs of wobbliness though. Just like lines, confidence is our top priority, instead of accuracy.

boxes

You did the plotted perspective exercise as instructed - not much to add here.

For the rough perspective, some of the wobbliness in the lines still seem to persist, so remember to focus on confidence with the boxes as well. Besides that, you are doing a good job on planning your lines!

The rotated boxes looks great as well. In comparison with the previous exercises, your lines show a lot of improvement. You seem to have redrawn the box in the middle left in attempt to make it rotate a little more. Altough this box (along with some other ones as well) could use some more rotation, trying to redo mistakes is still discouraged. When messing up, its best to leave it be and carry on with the exercise. Also I think adding hatching to the boxes would've made it even better. Hatching helps with mileage and will also help differentiate between the boxes better.

Your organic perspective looks great as well! Good job

In the beginning, some of your marks showed signs of hesistation, but it seems to progress considerably throughout the lesson. You have done a good job, so Ill mark it as complete. Don't forget to include these exercises in your warmups. Good luck!

Hello there!

In your comment you said you are currently working on the 250 box challenge. Its recommended to only move on to the next lesson upon having received feedback.

Moving on to the critique-

lines

Your superimposed lines look really good. Maybe you could've done some more curves, but besides that, good job!

Besides some rare cases of wobbling, your ghosted lines look good, too. I do think you could have filled the ghosted lines page a little more, though.

elipses

Your elipses show wobbliness. Remember that, just like lines, confidence should always be prioritized over accuracy and be drawn using your whole arm. Also, you should only draw through these elipses 2-3 times. Drawing through your elipses too much result in them being a little too messy. On some of the elipses this seems to be a little off.

Although not mandatory, if you feel like challenging yourself with the funnels, you could try to implement a degree shift, like described here.

boxes

For the plotted perspective, the vertical lines are not exactly perpendicular to the horizon, but besides that, you did this exercise as instructed.

The rough perspective looks good, too. It is nice to see that you tried to apply some lineweight. This is somethin we will also use later on in the box challenge. Besides some rare cases of minor wobbling, the line quality in this exercise looks good. However, if you ever happen to miss a line do not attempt to repeat it, otherwise your linework will look messy. Therefore, when messing up a line, its best to leave it be. Besides that, you did this exercise as instructed. Also horizontal lines should be parallel to the horizon and vertical lines should be perpendicular to it. You already show a decent understanding of this, but on some boxes this tends to be a little off.

The rotated boxes look very well done. Still, I do wish you rotated the boxes a little more, but this exerecise looks really great nonetheless.

Allthough the repeating lines still seem to persist, the organic perspective exercise looks decent, good job!

Ill mark this lesson as complete, since you show a good understanding of the lesson's material. You may move on to the 250 box challenge. Do not forget to include these exercises in your warmups. And, of course, good luck!

Hello there!

Lets take a look at your submission!

lines

Your superimposed lines look good, besides some minor fraying on both ends on some of these lines, but you seem to already have fixed that on your second page. Luckily, most of your lines look confident, which is most important. I do think you could've filled the page with the ghosted lines a little more, though, but beside that, good job!

elipses

For some of these elipses I think you could've taken a little more time trying to make the elipses fit within their bounds, this is for example decently noticeable in your first page of the tables of elipses. I think this could be prevented by taking a little more time ghosting. However, the most important thing is that they're confident, which they are.

Although not mandatory, the degree change in your funnels seem very subtle in some cases. If you feel making the funnels exercise a little more challenging, you could try to implement a degree change when including this exercise in you warmups. I also notice some more funnels bleeding through the page, just remember that we are only supposed to complete the assigned amount of pages for each exercise. But besides that, these look really decent, so good job!

boxes

You did the plotted perspective as instructed - not much to add here.

On the rough perspective, some lines wobble/arc a bit, so keep in mind to always prioritize confidence over accuracy, but luckily these are few and far between. Also remember that, in this exerecise, horizontal lines should be parallel with the horizon and vertical lines should be perpendicular to it. You already show a good understanding of this, but in some cases it tends to be a little off.

Although I do wish you'd spend a little more time hatching, the rotated boxes look incredible. Good job!

The organic perspective looks incredible too, well done!

Ill mark this lesson as complete, you show a verey decent understanding of this lesson and I think you are ready to move on to the 250 box challenge. Don't forget to include these exercises in your warmups. Good luck!

Hello,

congratulations on finishing the first lesson! Today I'll be taking a look at your submission.

lines

Starting off with the superimposed lines exercise, there's one mistake that catches my attention. There seems to be fraying on both ends on these lines, so take the time to line up your pen before committing to your mark. That said, the important thing is that they are confident, which they are.

Moving on to the ghosted lines and planes exercises, the same problem reoccurs. There is a fair amount of lines missing both points, which can be prevented by taking the time to position your pen. There also seems to be some wobbling/wavering in your lines. This may be caused as you hesitate along your mark, or allowing too much wrist movement. So remember to use the shoulder and to take as much time as you need to ghost.

elipses

When it comes to elipses, I think you could've taken a little more time ghosting and trying to keep them within their bounds. However, the priority is to make those elipses confident, which in this case they are. The same applies to the funnels exercise, with the elipses sometimes being too loose or not completely aligned to the minor axis.

Boxes

The plotted perspective exercise looks good - not much to add here.

Looking at these exercises, you seem to be repeating lines a lot. No matter how off a line is, you should never repeat it. Instead, when messing up a line, its best to leave them be and carry on with the exercise. Repeating lines will make your work look messy, and in this case it gives the impression the lines are scratched. I recommend you to keep applying the ghosting method and to draw your lines with confidence.

Besides that, the rough perspective exercise looks decent, and it seems that you have applied the line correction method correctly. Its worth noting that the horizontal lines are parallel to the horizon and the vertical lines perpendicular to it. That said, it seems that you already understand this, but on some cases this tends to be a little off.

The rotated perspective exercise looks decent. However, I'll remind you that you should draw through all of your boxes, as you seem to have missed to draw through the boxes in the corner. Furthermore, next time you do this exercise, do not forget this step. I'd also like to see some boxes rotate a little more and the gaps to be more narrow and consistent.

Moving on to the organic perspective exercise, it is a good start. Some sets off parallel lines seem to be diverging, instead of converging to a vanishing point. Do not worry too much about it though, since students are not expected to (completely) nail this exercise on their first try. There will be plenty of opportunities to practice this in the upcoming 250 box challenge.

Although there are some things to work on, you show a decent understanding of these exercises, so I'll mark it as complete. Next time you include these exercises in you warm-ups, I'd like you to pay attention to the points I gave you above.

If you perhaps are interested in critiquing other people, but are not sure how to, I recommend you to look at Elodin's critique guide for lesson 1.

Good luck and keep on improving!

-Seppio

Hello,

congratulations on finishing the first lesson! Today I'll be taking a look at your submission.

lines

Your superimposed lines look decent. You took the time to line up your pen, avoiding fraying at both ends. They also look fairly confident. The same goes for the ghosted lines exercise. Just watch out for wobble, but luckily these are few and far between. As long as you priorize confidence over accuracy, you are good to go. I'd also like you to watch out for arcing. This may be caused by elbow usage, but it is also possible when drawing from the shoulder. For the latter, you can try to counter this by aiming a little in the opposite direction. Luckily, you show great improvement on this aspect over the course of your submission.

Regarding your concerns, it is highly encouraged to plan out every single line. It is, of course, not recommended to use a ruler to plan out your dots. Instead, using the ghosting method will help greatly in finding the correct place to put down your dots.

elipses

Your elipses look really decent. Sometimes I do spot a little wobble. Just like with lines, confidence should be prioritized over accuracy. They also must maintain a round and even shape. For each elips, take your time and ghost as much as you need. Luckily, this gets better over the course of the exercises. Even though the elipses are sometimes a little off, you did a decent job at getting them keeping their bounds. For the funnels exercise, the middle line cuts the elipses into two symmetrical halves very nicely.

boxes

The plotted perspective exercise looks good - I've got not much to add here.

The rough perspective exercise looks good, too, and it seems like you applied the line correction method correctly. Just watch out for wobbling lines. I'll also remind you that horizontal lines are parallel to the horizon and vertical lines perpendicular to it.

In your comment, you mentioned that you redrew lines that you messed up. This, the repeating of lines, is a bad habit and highly discouraged, as it will make your work look messy. When messing up a line, it's best to leave them be and carry on with the exercise. Besides that, the rotated boxes exercise looks nice. I would like some boxes to rotate a little more. I would also like to see the spacing between the boxes to be a little more narrow and consistent. But overall, this is a very good first attempt at the rotated boxes. I am also glad to see that your linework has became a lot better at this point, especially the hatching.

The organic perspective exercise, just like you pointed out yourself already, is very tricky. After all, it is not expected for students to nail this exercise on their first try. The next step is the 250 box challenge and it will help greatly with drawing boxes. Your attempt is a good start. There is room for improvement with getting sets of parallel to converge more consistently towards shared vanishing points, but we'll work on that in the next step.

Overall, you did a really good job, so I'll mark it as complete. Next time you include these exercises in your warm-ups, I'd recommend you to pay attention to the point I gave you above. I wish you good luck and keep on improving!

I'd recommend you looking at Elodin's guide and/or this cheatsheet for critiquing other people, which can be really useful and helpful.

-Seppio

Hello,

congratulations on finishing the first lesson. Today I'll be taking a look at your submission

The first thing I notice is the fact that you worked in a sketchbook. It is recommended to use regular printing paper. Using a sketchbook is still totally OK though, as long as you rotate your canvas when ghosting and watch out for rougher paper with more tooth, since these kinds of paper wear down your pen a lot quicker. But from what I can tell from your submission, you are already good to go.

lines

Your superimposed lines look well done. You did a good job on taking the time to place down your pen, avoiding fraying at both ends. In general your lines look confident with little wobbling. However, you should watch out for arcing. Some of your lines seem to arc a little. This may be caused by elbow usage, but it is also possible when drawing from the shoulder. For the latter, you can try to counter this by aiming a little in the opposite direction. Luckily, it seems to get better with the ghosted planes exercise.

elipses

First thing I notice is that you drew through your elipses only one time. When drawing an elips, it's highly encouraged to draw your elips in 2 or 3 rounds. Other than that, they look fairly confident and you did a decent job at trying to keep them within their bounds. For the funnels exercise, it looks like you did a good job with trying to keep the elipses aligned to their minor axis, too.

boxes

The plotted perspective exercise looks good - I've got not much to add here.

Your rough perspective exercise looks decent, too. I am also really glad to see that the arcing lines have also been fixed at this point. It is also nice to see that you did a good job on keeping your horizontal lines parallel to the horizon and the vertical perpendicular to it.

Nice attempt at the rotated boxes exercise. Just watch out for the spacing between the boxes being inconsistent. Also, I'd like to see the boxes rotate more. I'll also remind you that every line should be drawn with care, so the same goes for the hatching lines. They should be approached the same way as ordinary lines: they should be ghosted and drawn from the shoulder.

Good start on the organic perspective exercise. One thing that stood out to me was the fact that when you messed up a line, you tried to draw it again. This, the repeating of lines, is a bad habit and highly discouraged, as it will make your work look messy. When messing up a line it's best to leave them be and carry on with the exercise. Besides that, you did a good job. You show a great understanding of 3D space, and I think the 250 box challenge will help sharpen these skills even further.

Overall, this is a decent submission, so I'll mark it as complete. Next time you include these exercises in your warm-ups, I'd like you to pay attention to the points I gave you above. Good luck on the 250 box challenge!

I used Elodin's guide and this cheatsheet to critique your work. I think it's worthwhile to take a look at these.

Hello,

congratulations on finishing the first lesson! Today I'll be taking a look at your submission

lines

Your superimposed lines look decent. There is a little fraying at both ends though on some of these lines. Make sure to take the time to place down your pen before making the mark. Luckily, this was not the case for most of the lines and you've shown plenty of proof that you already understand this.

There is some arcing on some of these lines. This may be due to elbow usage, but it is also possible when drawing from the shoulder. For the latter, you can try to counter this by aiming a little in the opposite direction. Also I sometimes spot wobbliness. Remember that confidence should always be prioritized over accuracy.

elipses

Your elipses look decent. One thing that stood out to me was the fact that most of your elipses in the table of elipses exercise were very similar. Next time when you include this exercise in your warmups, I suggest you to try and vary your elipses a little more. Moving on to the elipses in planes, it seems you have drawn through your elipses too many times. The exercise tells you to only draw through your elipses 2 or 3 times. Luckily it seems like you have corrected yourself in the funnels exercise. Even though some of the elipses appear a little tilted in the funnels exercise, you did a decent job at trying to keep your elipses aligned to the minor axis and keeping them within their bounds.

boxes

The plotted perspective looks well done - not much to add here.

The wobbly and arcy lines are making a return on the rough perspective exercise. Remember to always prioritize confidence over accuracy, ghost and to use your shoulder. Also make sure that the horizontal lines are parallel to the horizon line and the vertical lines are perpendicular to it. For the latter, you have shown evidence that you understand this, but on some cases this tends to be a little off.

For the rotated boxes exercise, I would've liked to see to boxes rotate a little more. I would've also liked to see the spacing between the boxes to be a little bit more narrow and consistent. Do not worry too much about it though: students are not expected to (completely) nail this exercise on their first try. The 250 box challenge will give you a great deal of practice for this.

The arcing lines still persist on the organic perspective exercise. It also seems that you have tried to repeat some of the lines. It is a bad habit and highly discouraged, as it will make your drawings look messy. When messing up a line, its best to leave them be and carry on with the exercise. But besides that, it is a good start. There is room for improvement with getting sets of parallel lines to converge more consistently towards shared vanishing points, but we'll work on that in the next step.

It is important to keep these exercises in your warmups. Also, the 250 box challenge will give you a great deal of practice and it'll definetely help to sharpen your skills. Good luck and keep on improving!

I used Elodin's guide and this cheatsheet to critique your work. I think it is worthwile to take a look at these.

cheers,

seppio