Thank you so much for your critiques and giving me the opportunity to take your course! I am so happy I was able to pick up this hobby last year - I learned so much and I never though I would be able to draw anything before this!
It has been an incredible experience, thanks again.
Thank you for the feedback.
I do have a question on line convergences of the basic box forms - I feel like I am fully aware of any mistakes I make but I am often unable to correct them? The long rectangle boxes are where I'm struggling I feel. Like the lotion bottle for example, I knew the top plane was heavily skewed as soon as I started. I spend way too long on the initial box, using my ruler to project to the vanishing points, only to get a terrible result. It's rather frustrating...
Maybe my approach for constructing the box is handicapping me? I start with the Y, dot out the 3 points between each line pair, and then make the inverse Y by drawing lines from those 3 points to a new middle point, then finally connect all the points.
Perhaps I should be using a different approach, or maybe I'm just overthinking this. Figured I'd ask though :)
Revisions:
Gotcha, thanks!
Sure, I will work on revisions, thanks.
Quick question - I know I want to avoid subtractive construction (for now), but I feel like it's easy to run into situations where I feel forced to use it (and end up doing it incorrectly). Like on the mountain goat head for example, I drew the box-like shape for the muzzle, then needed to round out the chin. But at the point, I don't know how to do that without just altering the silhouette. I can't add rounded additional forms as that would make the muzzle too bloated.
I also run into this issue a lot whenever I accidentally make a form larger than it needs to be - it can be frustrating. Any advice?
Makes sense. Thank you!
Thank you for the feedback! A couple questions:
I tried to keep shifting contour curve degrees in mind during the first exercise and thought I was applying the idea? Was my problem more so that I was being too gentle between the degree changes of the center and the ends?
I'm understanding the issue of adding/subtracting masses vs just changing the silhouette, and it's easy to grasp the addition of forms, but the subtractive part is harder to see. Is this example of subtractive construction correct?
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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