llamaperson

Dimensional Dominator

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    3:07 PM, Tuesday February 14th 2023

    Supermposed lines

    They look good! Great job.

    Ghosted lines

    Well done, good confidence.

    Ghosted planes

    Very nice, overshot the line here and there but it's better to go over confidently than to wobble slowly to hit the dot.

    Tables of ellipses

    There are spaces where the ellipses don't quite reach the edges (esp upper edge) but it's good overall. Make sure to keep everything snug when you're ghosting before putting down the lines.**

    Ellipses in planes

    The small things I might've pointed out for the first page you solved on the second, so good job. I an tell you understood the lesson. If anything - you could've filled the pages out more.

    Funnels

    Make sure the middle line is cutting each ellipses into equal halves. Ghost over without drawing a few times to measure it out before drawing. Another page you could've filled out more. Otherwise it's good.

    Plotted perspective

    Looks good.

    Rough perspective

    I haven't seen other people do rotated boxes (so the top and bottom lines aren't parallel to the horizon line) so I can't say if that's wrong, but I think it might've been easier like that. On the second page, middle slot, looks like you didn't ghost a lot as the lines are clearly off and going more and more to the right. Remember to ghost from the box to the dot as many times as you need to make the best estimate.

    Rotated boxes

    It looks all right, though making the second box less wide might've made it easier to draw the third and see it better. You definitely did better than I did in Lesson 1 so kudos.

    Organic perspective

    Looks like you gave up the first line - it's fine to draw imperfectly as long as you're moving forward with confidence. The other slots are fine though the boxes could've gotten even smaller and there could've been more of them, but I see you corrected that on the second page so that's good.

    Overall

    I think you did very well and can move on to the 250 box challenge. Remember to ghost more times before making marks and keep in mind the objective of the lesson (making things snug, the minor axis, plotting back with ghosting etc.).

    Next Steps:

    250 box challenge

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    3:23 PM, Tuesday February 7th 2023

    Thank you very much! This is such a good, thorough critique, I'm very grateful. I hope you have a lovely day and are doing well in your own art journey :D

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    3:49 PM, Wednesday February 1st 2023

    Superimposed lines:

    I see you've tried a variety of lines (lots of curvy ones too!) and I think they're good for the most part. A bit of fraying here and there, but I think we all started that way and it gets better the farther you go in the lessons!

    Ghosted Lines:

    Good points, the line confidence could use a bit of work. Don't worry if you miss it, draw in one confident smooth stroke. The wobble indicates slow, meticulous drawing, whereas we're aiming for confidence here. Some of the longer lines arc a little bit so remember to draw from the shoulder to the best of your current ability (I struggle with feeling like I have no control when I'm drawing from the shoulder, but it gets better with time!)

    Planes:

    Nice use of space! Again, try for as even and as smooth of a line as possible. There's some wobble and a few of the diagonal lines arc (I know it's hard to keep perfectly straight especially with long ones!) and end up crossing off-center. If you're nervous about missing the dots or worry that you'll over/undershoot you could open a random page and do some shoulder-led lines to work up confidence (helped me a lot with the box challenge).

    Ellipses:

    Nice! You've drwan through well and the circular/round/curved shapes seem to suit you - these look a lot more confident! Overall good job making them snug!

    Ellipses in planes:

    They are very precisely touching all sides - good job on that! Just make sure you're not slowing down to achieve that and making the ellipse wonky, it's okay to do more than two passes and get a bit closer or looser with them. All I can nitpick is a slightly smoother pass/bit more confidence in your strokes.

    Funnels

    They look awesome! Good job, I can see that you got the right idea and the small spaces where they aren't snug are no big deal.

    Plotted perspective

    Looks very neat, nice cross-hatching, well done!

    Rough perspective

    Lines a bit unstable, but you did well. The bottom third of each paper has boxes with curving vertical lines, so remember to ghost from point to point, as many times as you need to, to feel confident in executing a straight (as straight as you can) line from one point to another. These look like you might've gone slowly to make sure you hit the point, rather than confidently, not worrying even if you overshoot.

    Rotated boxes

    The left side (looking at the paper) looks great in the upper corner, a bit more unstable down. Try to get the lines as straight and parallel to the guiding lines around them. All in all, good job, this is a very hard one.

    Organic perspective

    On the first page, the top third has a few boxes at the far end that are as big as the boxes in the middle when they should be getting smaller gradually. Also the boxes at the front are almost the same size. I think you nailed it around the middle, just try to keep that gradual. The second third starts great but has a same-y middle and I think you nailed in on the third, great job! I can see you fixed it up on the second page, so I'm sure you saw it yourself, but I thougth it'd mention it just in case.

    All in all, I think you're doing well! A bit more confidence and making sure to draw from the shoulder and you're set :D

    Next Steps:

    Good job, I think you can move on to the 250box challenge! Good luck and let's get even better!

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