An assignment this big requires a proper critique and I just can not provide that for you. However, if you go into the drawabox discord server (critique exchange channel), you can get your assignment added to a queue. All you need to do is review five lesson one submissions. You can also click pinned messages to see the instructions on how to go about it. Hope I was able to help, you can reply if you have any more questions.
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Thanks a lot! onto lesson 2
Awesome! Good luck on the 250 box challenge. In case you don't already know, in the drawabox discord there is a channel called critique-exchange. I would go there, look at the pinned messages and get ready to submit the 250 box challenge. I only say this because I submitted my 250 box challenge here on the website and it still hasnt gotten critiqued. This way, you will be on a list to get your critique. Here is the link to the discord if you dont already have it - https://discord.gg/drawabox
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250 box challenge
I think people need to agree with me if you want the next level. If that's what you mean... Other than that you are good to submit when you get it done. One thing I would consider though is getting on the discord server and submitting the box challenge through critique-exchange channel. I only say this cause I submitted mine through the website and it still hasn't gotten critiqued. You can see the instructions under pinned messages. Here is the link if you haven't already joined - https://discord.com/invite/drawabox.
Hello and welcome to Drawabox. Congratulations on completing lesson 1!
Lines:
Superimposed lines look good, for the most part. On some, it seems like you aren't starting at the same starting point as the other lines.
Ghosted lines are decent, but there is some wobbliness. Be sure to remember that you are looking for smoothness not accuracy.
Ghosted planes are solid. Even if you need to ghost through your line a dozen times, be sure to do it to get that practice in.
Ellipses:
For tables of ellipses, you need to make sure you are drawing through the ellipses 2-3 times.
Same thing with the ellipses in planes. You also completely missed the mark on some but then on others you did really well, so be sure to take the time to practice ghosting these and drawing through them as well.
Funnels look good but you need to draw through these 2-3 times as well.
Boxes:
For rotated boxes, it seems like you forgot to do the shading for the sides of the boxes.
Organic perspective, you could use some more variety on the angles of the boxes.
Great work! Submit the request revisions and I'll check you off to move on to the 250 box challenge.
Next Steps:
One page of tables of ellipses.
Hello and welcome to Drawabox. Congratulations on completing lesson 1!
Lines:
Superimposed lines look good, just be sure that the starting point is the same for all of your lines.
There is some wobbliness, I can see it in ghosted planes. You also seem to be going past the second dot that you draw. Not a huge problem but just try to lift your pen/fineliner off of the page as soon as you hit the second dot. Also remember that you are looking for smoothness not accuracy.
Ghosted planes are pretty solid.
Ellipses:
Tables of ellipses are good, I like the variety of the ellipses, but remember that you need to draw threw them 2-3 times.
Ellipses in planes are good as well. they are confident and smooth, for the most part.
Funnels are hard but it seems like you have gotten a good grasp on them.
Boxes:
Overall, great job. I think you are clear to move onto the 250 box challenge. Good luck!a
Next Steps:
250 box challenge
You're welcome! I have reviewed the page of funnels. You are good to move on to the 250 box challenge if you haven't already.
Next Steps:
250 box challenge
Hello MedlingArtist, I would like to start off by saying congratulations on completing lesson 1.
Lines:
Your superimposed lines look good, especially the second page. This exercise is all about letting your hand be loose, and it seems like you got the hang of it by the second page.
Your ghosted lines and ghosted planes have some wobbliness. Remember, you want smoothness not accuracy.
Ellipses:
Your ellipses in planes exercises looks good , except for the fact that you maybe didn't draw through your ellipses.
For your tables of ellipses, be sure to make the ellipses fill the space and not go outside of the edge of the table. They should be touching each other and/or the edge(s) of the table.
Keep in mind that for your funnels, the ellipses should be getting narower and smaller as they go towards the middle.
Boxes:
Your rotated boxes should be getting a bit more narrower as they get farther away, so to speak.
Perhaps a bit more variety on the angles of the boxes for organic perspective.
Overall, great job! Complete the homework I have given you so you can move onto the 250 boxes.
Next Steps:
One page of funnels
Let's be real here for a second: fineliners can get pricey. It varies from brand to brand, store to store, and country to country, but good fineliners like the Staedtler Pigment Liner (my personal brand favourite) can cost an arm and a leg. I remember finding them being sold individually at a Michael's for $4-$5 each. That's highway robbery right there.
Now, we're not a big company ourselves or anything, but we have been in a position to periodically import large batches of pens that we've sourced ourselves - using the wholesale route to keep costs down, and then to split the savings between getting pens to you for cheaper, and setting some aside to one day produce our own.
These pens are each hand-tested (on a little card we include in the package) to avoid sending out any duds (another problem with pens sold in stores). We also checked out a handful of different options before settling on this supplier - mainly looking for pens that were as close to the Staedtler Pigment Liner. If I'm being honest, I think these might even perform a little better, at least for our use case in this course.
We've also tested their longevity. We've found that if we're reasonably gentle with them, we can get through all of Lesson 1, and halfway through the box challenge. We actually had ScyllaStew test them while recording realtime videos of her working through the lesson work, which you can check out here, along with a variety of reviews of other brands.
Now, I will say this - we're only really in a position to make this an attractive offer for those in the continental United States (where we can offer shipping for free). We do ship internationally, but between the shipping prices and shipping times, it's probably not the best offer you can find - though this may depend. We also straight up can't ship to the UK, thanks to some fairly new restrictions they've put into place relating to their Brexit transition. I know that's a bummer - I'm Canadian myself - but hopefully one day we can expand things more meaningfully to the rest of the world.
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