Kazz

Hey great work on finishing your attempt at lesson 1. I will be taking a look at your submission.

Your superimposed lines exercise is done well with a clear starting point and fraying at only one end of the line. A bit of shaking in your longer lines, but this is likely because you are still getting used to drawing from your shoulder. Your ghosted lines and ghosted planes exercises are looking great! You are applying the ghosting method well and keeping your lines smooth. There does seem to be some hesitation near the end of the line however, seeing as they bend a bit, likely due to you slowing down your arm to hit the end point. As always, make sure you draw each line confidently through it and rely only on muscle memory after ghosting.

Your table of ellipses are looking solid here. You kept them aligned to the same angle and kept the degree consistent through the cell, plus drew most of them confidently. You do have issues with symmetry and occasionally some wobbling. One bit of advice I like to give is to try speeding up after ghosting to prevent yourself from slowing down while drawing the ellipse, and starting and ending at the minor axis; a good way to improve on the symmetry of the ellipse. Sometimes you don’t draw through your ellipses two to three times, in those cases you end halfway through the second encircle. No matter, this is a mistake you can work on in your warm-ups. Your ellipses in planes look good as well, you kept the ellipses tangent to the planes edges and drew them confidently still. Your funnels are done well too. One main issue is not aligning your minor axis with the ellipse’s and a bit of shakiness with the major axis or the tip, likely a result of hesitation. Still, you did well tucking them nicely inside the funnel and snugly against each other.

On to your boxes. For your plotted perspective, aside from that small mistake with the vertical line in the last box on the third cell to the right, likely caused by human error, this here is done well. Your rough perspective looks well. One common issue I see is not keeping your vertical lines parallel to one another. In one point perspective, your vertical and horizontal lines must remain parallel to one another since their corresponding vanishing points are at infinity, so make sure you keep them parallel and not guess too much to avoid any tilting lines there aside from the ones converging towards the vanishing point. Your rotated boxes are done pretty well. Seems like to the left of the sphere you run into the issue of not rotation your boxes well as shown here, plus some issues with the bottom of the boxes. I understand the struggle that is drawing through the rotated boxes, it is very difficult to pull off. You can try looking at the top planes for guidance, the bottom planes are essentially the top shifted down somewhat, while still adhering to the vanishing points the lines converge towards. You kept the boxes close to one another and drew through them as instructed, so I say this is a job done well. Finally, your organic perspective looks good. One thing is that I think you shouldn’t have draw your boxes rotated to one of the length corners looking at the viewer too much. No issues with it, but I think practicing with the Y method would’ve given you a bit of mileage before starting the box challenge. Aside from that, your lines look smooth here still, your boxes have a consistent amount of shallow foreshortening, and finally there is depth to the scene.

You have shown that you understood all exercises in lesson one and are ready to move on to the 250 box challenge. Congratulations on completing lesson 1! Don’t forget, each previous exercise should be done as a short warm-up for 10-15 min. Take care and good luck! I will mark your lesson as complete.

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Let’s start with your lines. Well done on the superimposed lines exercise! There is a starting point with only fraying on one end, plus kept a smooth and clean line even on your longer lines. Your ghosted lines turned out great as well, this is a good indication that you are using the ghosting method and getting used to drawing from your shoulder. I did notice that you repeated some lines a couple of times, avoid doing this. Whether you pen dies a little or the line turns out really off, work with to prevent you from forming a habit of fixing your errors and creating a messy drawing. Your first page of the ghosted planes exercise turned out pretty well. One issue I see with it is the bending on the lines, which might be a result of either not drawing from your shoulder or a natural tendency. If the latter, consciously bend it in the other direction to cancel it out. On your second page though, it isn’t bad, but I noticed some subtle wobbling there and your lines are a lot more accurate there. Remember, confidence first, accuracy is something you gain over time.

For your table of ellipses exercise, one issue I can spot is not drawing with a concrete goal in mind. Many of your ellipses are just floating in the cell and not touching the defined boundaries you defined at first and didn’t keep the angle consistent. Also, at times, you drew too many times. I recommend drawing through them at least three times, or better yet, two times. Still, your ellipses were executed confidently here, with not too much of a concern for accuracy, plus you kept the ellipse’s degree consistent through the cell. The first page of ellipses in planes looks good. You strived to keep them tangent to the edges while keeping them smooth and confidently drawn. Sometimes there does appear to be a bit of hesitation, very noticeable on your second page there, they turned out a bit wobbly, so keep in mind to execute confidently. Your funnels look solid. The ellipses are well aligned with the minor axis and are fit in snugly against one another and inside the funnel.

In your plotted perspective, you didn’t extend your lines there, and I also don’t see the vanishing points for the first few, unless you are using the edges of the section there where the horizon line meets the edge of the scene. Not sure if it was a choice you made, but it is best to stick to the instructions and look at the example homework. No problems though, it was still done well. Great work on your rough perspective exercise. The boxes are converging towards the marked vanishing point with a good deal of accuracy. It is still a bit off, but as you improve with your spatial reasoning skills the roughness will be reduced. Your rotated boxes have some issues. It is a hard exercise, and you were not expected to nail it at first, but there is barely any rotation with any of your boxes there. It is possible that you didn’t take the vanishing points shifting through the scene as the box rotates, as explained here. Another thing that could have helped you here are to draw them a little closer to each other. That way, you can use the neighboring boxes as clues; using the information of your surroundings to roughly deduce where the vanishing point is. Still, I think you did this to the best of your ability, so I say you did it well enough to pass. Finally, your organic perspective exercise came out pretty good! There is depth to the scene here, and the boxes are kept shallow to reinforce that illusion. One thing to keep in mind is the initial Y’s angles, some of your wonkier boxes there are distorted because the angles are less than 90 degrees, so keep that in mind for the box challenge. This was done very well still.

I think you showed a good understanding of the exercises and are ready to move on to the box challenge… which you already are. Hey hey, never forget to wait for feedback on a lesson, there are you can miss some valuable information that can help you out in the future lessons you tackle. Still, you did a good job, so you get your work marked as complete. Congratulations on completing and passing lesson 1!

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Hello! I will be taking a look at your 250 box submission.

The first thing to point out is the improvement in convergence after completing the challenge, it appears that your spacial reasoning skills have improved well, so the challenge has done its purpose. I would like to point out your strong points and what needs to be worked on to help you further improve in the future on warm-ups.

The things you have done well here are the experimentation with different kinds of rotations with each box, as well as a diversity of distinct parameters like initial Y lengths and dramatic and shallow foreshortening. It is also great to see that you have started using hatching and line weight later in the challenge. Indeed, it is optional and extra work, however they are great tools to use for later lessons as they help us reinforce the form. Other improvements are your line making, the wobbling has been reduced to almost a perfectly marked line with no deviation from its path. Still, make sure you are practicing it in your warm-ups, as these skills can be quickly lost without practicing often.

Now for the things that need improvement. Your convergence has gotten better compared to where you started, but a recurring problem seen in your boxes is the convergence in pairs as well as a back corner that is not following the same vanishing point from its sets. This can be worked on by understanding the relationship between each line in every set, as shown here To paraphrase from official critique: the inner lines will be similar, assuming you don’t build a long box. These lines will vary depending on the distance of the vanishing point relative to the box; further away, the lines become more parallel. They however do not diverge or are completely parallel in three point perspective.

Finally, a few things you could have done better. That being the previously mentioned line weight and hatching. Both of these were used, but the hatching was done sparingly. Starting from the beginning would’ve given you more mileage. The hatching was rushed a bit, so the lines didn’t turn out smoothly. Remember to ghost each and every line you are about to mark, including the hatching. Also, the line weight is a little too pronounced at times. Remember to be subtle, so one superimposed line is visibly enough for our subconscious to pick up and keep more structure to the form. Also remember that it should only be done at the silhouette of the form.

With that out of the way, I have seen enough to conclude that this submission can be marked as complete. Congratulations on completing the box challenge. It is a lot more work than most people think, and its completion shows you have a great desire to learn and push forward with the course. As always, remember to incorporate this exercise into your daily warm-ups to keep your skill sharp and to makes sense of the image I provided of the box’s angles if you haven’t already been paying attention to the angles. Feel free to rest or move on to lesson 2.

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Seems that while you still struggle with your boxes, especially dramatic ones, they are much, much better than the previous 250 boxes. Your sets tend to converge on dramatic foreshortening with no divergence issue. There are times where they converge in pairs like this. Like I've mentioned before, look a the relationships between lines. With practice, this issue will go away as long as you keep note of your mistakes. Careful with shallow foreshortening, your boxes do end up parallel which doesn't happen in three point perspective. Because you improved on your boxes, I say this is enough for me to determine that you can move on to the next lesson. Highly recommend that you practice this on your warm-ups for a short time to further improve.

Congratulations! You got through the 250 + 30 challenge! I know it was a bit annoying to do more boxes but in the end you pushed through and got it done with a new understanding of perspective. Go and take a well earned rest and move on to lesson 2 when ready. I will mark this as complete.

Hello! Welcome to draw a box. I’ll be taking a look at your submission today.

Let's start with the superimposed lines exercise, these are starting out well with smooth and confidently drawn lines. Your curved lines do however have a bit of wobbling, so you hesitated somewhat. Very noticeable on your more complex curved lines. Another mistake I want to point out is the fraying on both ends. The wavering on the right is expected, but not on the left, your starting point. There, some fraying is present, meaning you rushed the beginning a bit. Remember that you must take some time to place down your pen on the paper. Your ghosted lines and ghosted planes are done well. You didn’t concern yourself with accuracy here and instead focused on keeping your lines smooth. This shows that you are applying the ghosting method and drawing using your whole arm. Some bending is present, so either your shoulder still needs some time to get in shape, meaning that it gets a bit reluctant or unresponsive sometimes, or it’s a natural habit of yours. If the latter, consciously bend the line in the opposite direction. For every mark we make in this course, we draw from our shoulder while disregarding accuracy when we put down our pen, meaning all opportunity to avoid a mistake are gone. So ghost as many times as you need to build up muscle memory. Accuracy will come with time.

Your table of ellipses looks good. You kept them within the set boundaries of each box and drew them confidently, resulting in a smooth yet somewhat loose ellipse. No problem with that, as it will tighten up with practice. You also did a good job keeping the angle and degree consistent through the entire cell. The ellipses in planes are also done very well, smooth ellipses still, and you took did your best to keep them tangent to the planes edges. For your funnels, there are a couple of misalignment there with the minor axis. Take a look at this for reference. Your ellipses are snugged up against one another and tucked inside the funnel too, so great job. As stated, all ellipses must be drawn two to three times with and with confidence, just like with the lines.

Plotted perspective is done well; no issues here other than some tilted vertical lines in the back present in the box at the final section to the right. Great job on the rough perspective exercise, lines were extended towards the vanishing horizon line as instructed. You can tell where you were off with your intuitive guesses, even with a vanishing point as a guide. As you develop a better understanding of perspective, these mistakes will slowly lessen, resulting in a reduced margin of error. The rotated boxes exercise is indeed a difficult exercise. The one after as well. But they introduce us to concepts early on that, while difficult to grasp, will later start making sense as you practice. So far, I say your rotated boxes look quite solid, you kept the neighboring boxes close to each other, and they have a good deal of rotation on the corners of the sphere. Not much rotation on the vertical boxes, however, a very common issue. Take a loot at this other example. The bottom of the boxes are quite challenging to draw. When we rotate our box, the vanishing points will shift a bit, so your lines must follow that new vanishing point. Still, this exercise was done well. And the same can be said about the organic perspective exercise. There is depth to the scene, and you kept your boxes shallow as instructed. Also, good work on keeping your lines smooth, this is something that some students disregard after the line exercises, focusing on accuracy instead. Keep your eye out for the initial Y’s angles, they must always be greater than 90 degrees.

Solid submission! You understood the purposed of each exercise and are ready to move on to the 250 box challenge, which I highly recommend. Congratulations on completing lesson 1 and good luck on the box challenge!

Hello! I will be taking a look at your submission today. I will first mention the things you have done well and then what you can work on to improve.

I’ll start by mentioning your line work, it has certainly improved over the course of the exercise, starting with somewhat wobbly lines to ones that are smoother and more confidently drawn at the end of the challenge. You are also applying line weight to the box’s silhouette and hatching. It is good to see you are building mileage early on as they are useful for later lessons. I also think you did a decent job experimenting with different box rotations, this can help you get a better understanding of perspective in multiple scenarios.

What you can improve on is the hatching, even at the end of the challenge, it seems a little rushed. Each line must be treated with respect, so remember to ghost them as much as you need. Your lines are indeed better, as I said, but they can still be worked on, so don’t forget about your 10 to 15 minute warm-ups. Other mistakes I can spot is lines not following the initial Y. Lines extended in the wrong direction will not tell us anything about your rate of convergence, so it is important that you extend them in the correct direction which follows the initial Y.

The biggest problem with this submission is the diverging lines present on the vast majority of your boxes, including the later one, as well as parallel lines. It does seem you got better at shallow foreshortening before trying out more dramatic foreshortening, which you struggled with. But even there, the are sets of lines that are either diverging or almost completely parallel. What you need to understand is that all sets of lines must converge towards a single point, and we can deduce the whereabouts of the vanishing point by analyzing the relationship with each line. Here is an example of what I mean.. Another common mistake I can spot is your initial Y’s angles being less than 90 degrees. Keep each angle between the Y's lines above it to prevent distortion.

The thing to remember is that all lines must converge, no matter how shallow the foreshortening. They must not diverge or be completely parallel.

As much as it pains me to ask for revision on this challenge, it is important that you address the divergence issue with your boxes, as this is holding you back at the moment. I will ask that you do at least 30 boxes, keeping in mind everything I have said. If it helps, you can watch this video showcasing a method on how to approach it.

It is very important that you take as much time as you need with each box and stop in the case you begin to rush. It can take a while for concepts to set in, so take breaks if needed.

This is what I mean by greater than 90 degrees: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/365180330103013388/716494148093607946/unknown.png

Hope that helps.

Hello! I will be taking a look at your submission.

Starting with your lines. Your superimposed lines exercise is starting off well. There is a clear starting point, and fraying only at one end, meaning you took the time to place down your pen. Plus, they were executed confidently and turned out smoothly. Both your ghosted lines and ghosted planes are also done well for drawing each line confidently with little hesitation. It appears you are getting used to drawing from your shoulder to use your whole arm. For every mark you lay down, we use our whole arm, and that includes the smaller lines.

Moving on to your table of ellipses exercises, a few problems with this one. Firstly, you only drew through them once. For all ellipses, you should draw through them at least two (recommended) or three times to keep them smooth and drawn with confidence. Another issue is the lack of a concrete goal on some squares. Take a look at this. When you start out, you begin with an angle and a degree that we stick with through the whole section of the table, while striving to keep them bound to the edges, even in the sections with the curved lines. Your ellipses in planes came out well. You did draw through you ellipses this time, but too many times. As stated before, only do it twice. They are quite smooth, and you strived to keep them tangent to the edges of the planes with a fair amount of accuracy. Your funnels are done well. The few issues I can spot here is that some ellipses are not consistent in their degree and aren’t snugged against each other very well; not touching one another. But, I think you did a good job keeping the ellipses aligned to the minor axis, so you’re getting the hang of it, I say.

Plotted perspective looks good. Not much to say here. Good work on the rough perspective exercise. You extended the lines on top of your initial guess and drew through your boxes. Sometimes the vertical lines are not parallel with each other, but you spotted this mistake yourself. Your intuitive guesses aren’t too far off either, and as your spatial reasoning improves, so will your accuracy. Your rotated boxes was done pretty well too. You did well on the front faces of your vertical and horizontal boxes, but struggled with the bottom faces. It’s worth thinking that the bottom faces are the front faces shifted down, so all the lines converge towards the same vanishing point instead of converging in pairs, which, it’s another issue: multiple vanishing points on some boxes, but this is a common mistake and expected early on. The one thing that is throws the whole thing off is the bottom and corners of the boxes due to not keeping things together. Still, I think you did well on your first attempt at the rotated boxes and did it to the best of your current ability. Finally, your organic perspective exercise looks pretty good. There is depth to the scene, and most of your boxes are shallow without much foreshortening. One issue here is the wobbling: your lines are not drawn confidently, and you focused too much on accuracy. All lines must be ghosted as many times as needed, and rely on muscle memory when marking them. Some boxes turned out wonky, and in most cases it’s because the initial Y’s angles are not greater than 90 degrees, which they must. It’s a hard exercise, so you are not expected to nail it in the first try. So, to improve your spatial reasoning, I suggest doing the 250-box challenge.

So, I say this is a solid submission and believe you got the gist of each exercise. I will mark your work as complete. Remember to redo these exercises as warm-ups before doing anything related to draw a box, or do them every day if you want, for at least 10 to 15 minutes. Congratulations on completing lesson 1 and good luck in the 250-box challenge!

Got it. Thank you!