VladislavJelisejev

Hello once again, took me some time, but I managed to finish my revision. I was drawing all my cylinders around minor axes the wrong way, just because I missed the part in the instructions, where it says that we need to draw in perspective. So It was a mistake purely by inattention.

https://imgur.com/a/xQq7V9U

Okay, need to revisit my 250 box challenge, take a look at those boxes. I thought that cylinder is main part of this exercise, maybe that was my mistake. Wrong focus. Thanks for your reply.

Thanks, didn't think of using 3D renders as visual reference.

Hello, here's second revision of my lesson 5 homework. I did not rush through it and made my best to go along with all remarks.

Also, Marry Christmas!

https://imgur.com/a/Z4mSe32

Hello, thank you for pointing my mistakes, I tried to go along with all the critiques that I received and finished all required pages. I took the opportunity to draw more types of animals. I would like to point out a few things, something like feedback.

• The way I originally constructed legs on animals was taken from lesson 5 official video, specifically with tiger drawing.

• You were absolutely right about my mistake with organic intersections, I don't know if it just me, but the way we should construct things (making a lot of lines intersect with each other) give more probability to make mistake, when highlighting lines and adding shadows. It was the case this time.

• And the biggest thing that I noticed when drawing animals, is lack of information about how to approach muzzle drawing. The given method do not work for all types of animals, for example in Pangolin drawing I made muzzle in a sausage form and it is working better than a box shape with this type of animal. I feel like there should be more information about it, at least in a form of images.

https://imgur.com/a/W4lG4Pg

You are right, I treat my learning process as some kind of race. But as you said, this website will be here even if I will take a brake, maybe I should. Nice to hear that you managed to overcome your struggle with lesson 5 and moved further, that is really great.

Thanks, It's good to know that I am not alone. What you are describing about your experience with 250 box challenge is pretty much what I feel right now. Hope I will overcome it eventually.

After reading your comment, I realize that my expectations are really higher on this lesson, compared to previous. And probably it's because, as you said, everyone knows how they are supposed to look. Great that you found a solution for yourself, how to maintain progress, even with small steps. Eventually it will build up in something bigger. It could be I want results too fast, and discourage myself this way. Thats also something that I should keep attention on. Maybe it's really that simple, and I just need to persuade myself on taking a break.

I am thinking of it, just can't dare myself. Now I understand better, that my main problem is fear of feeling that I wasted time and made no progress. That what taking a break means to me. But you are right about treating yourself like human and not like machine.

Hello, I try to remind myself all the time, that what we are doing here is not an actual art pieces in any mean. And I am trying to draw outside of Draw a Box as well. But I feel like I am in some rush, I feel scared to waste time. Everyday when I am feeling exhausted, tired and can't force myself to do something else after day of work, I consider that day wasted. Like I done 0% of progress. Haven't find a solution to that yet. What I found in 50% rule article absolutely about me - "Unfortunately, we are most often our own bullies". I expect and demand to much from myself.