Oh it's just the orientation of the ellipse, I noticed that you tend to make ellipses that are in slanted position (ya know, the line that looks like it'll fall down or 45 degrees?) . The axis refers to the orientation of the ellipse, you'll learn about it more in Lesson 2 (sorry forgot to include it)
Hello! I will critique your Lesson 1 Submission. Before we start, you should do your best to practice doing the exercise in a focused manner. Rushing things is a sign that you're not really immersing yourself in the exercises, your focus is diverted in finishing the exercise rather than understanding the concept behind the concept, kinda like the saying "Focus on the journey, not the destination" shenanigan. With that aside, let's start. We'll divide your submission into 3 sections to organize the feedbacks that I'll give.
Lines Section
Superimposed Lines
Fraying is only visible in the latter side of the line, lines are also not wobbly. Good job in this one! You clearly understood on how to use the shoulder to execute smooth, confident lines.Ghosted Lines
Lines are clean and smooth. Almost all of them hit their corresponding end points too. You really understood the concept behind ghosting eh? Anyways, in the upcoming future, I suggest that you gradually expand the distance between the points, this is to further train your mind to get used in using your shoulders in making large marks.Ghosted Planes
Good job on this one too! Lines are smooth and clean, though some of the bisecting lines fell a little bit short. This can be resolved by employing ghosting before executing the said lines. Ellipse Section
Tables of Ellipses
The ellipses are clean and not wobbly, and some executed with only 2 revolutions of pen. Some of the ellipses also didn't touch the sides of the ellipses besides them, or the boundaries. This is fine don't worry, the important thing is that you managed to create ellipses that are not wobbly and not very deformed, and that you ghosted them before making them. I suggest varying the axis of your ellipses more if you do this exercise as a warm-up in the future.Ellipses in Planes
I'm quite amazed that you managed to made ellipses that hit all the four sides of the plane. Good job on this one really! Though you should practice ghosting ellipses more in order to create a more 'tight' ellipse without the fraying as can be seen in your exercise. `Funnels Exercise
Nice funnels, foreshortening is present, and ellipses are clean. (You'll learn more about the foreshortening of ellipses in Lesson 2)Boxes Section
Plotted Perspective
Nice boxes.Rough Perspective
Those are some fine boxes you made there. For a beginner, not bad. Though I noticed that in some boxes you went back in order to fix the lines, never ever do this as this can break the immersion of 'solidness (or 3D-ness)' and makes the drawing looks messier too. Leave the mark as is even if it's a mistake, work on what already have.Rotated Boxes
Rotation is present, good job!
Organic Perspective
You did a great job creating boxes in here. Not a sight of very deformed boxes, and perspective is present (small = far, big = near). Though I noticed that the problem discussed in rough perspective section is present here too, though minimal. Nevertheless, you nailed this one.
Well to wrap things up, you did a great job in Lesson 1! The next thing to do is to celebrate (depends on you) and prepare yourself for 250 Box Challenge. You should also do the exercises presented here as a warm-up in your future drawings & lesson exercises (just pick whatever you want and do them for 15 minutes before actually drawing.). Anyways good luck and have fun in the 250 Box Challenge!
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge
Hello! I know it's been awhile since you posted your homework but anyway I hope you're still with us wwww
Let's first divide your submissions into 3 Sections: Lines, Ellipses & Boxes Section to organize the feedbacks that I will give.
Lines Section
Superimposed Lines
Overall good job! Since most of them doesn't have fraying on both sides. Line is smooth and wobbly too.Ghosted Lines
Lines are smooth and no wobliness can be seen, which is good. Though do mind in the future that you should gradually transition from smooth short lines to smooth long lines.Ghosted Planes
Same as the others, your lines here are clean and smooth too. I think you already got the hang of this! Though I noticed that some of your bisecting lines missed their end points, practicing ghosting more can help improve this.Ellipse Section
Tables of Ellipses
Ellipses are tight, aren't sloppy, lines executed perfectly and ellipses are made with 2 revolutions only. Good job! But in future if you will make this as one of your warm up exercise, you should do your best to keep the ellipses touch the side of the ellipse besides them.Ellipses in Planes
Ellipses should hit the four sides of the planes, ghosting your ellipses will help you nail those sides. On the other hand, no wobbliness and lines are clean, so kudos for that.Funnels Exercise
You shouldn't put an ellipse inside the line in the middle of the funnel (horizontal). The perspective in here is shallow since you didn't varied the degrees of your ellipses that much (you will learn more about this in lesson 2.) Anyways good job for making clean ellipses.Boxes Section
Plotted Perspective
Nice boxes.Rough Perspective
Most of your boxes hit the VP that you put, which is good. Though you didn't put depth lines after you completed making your rough boxes. You should do this as this will give you an idea on how far your boxes are off from the vanishing point.Rotated Boxes
Rotation of boxes are present in the exercise so good job! Though in the future you should avoid going back over the lines that you put first, as this can make the drawing looks messier and can potentially break the illusion of depth (3D). (More about the illusion shenanigan in the 250 Box Challenge Video)Organic Perspective
Same problem with the Rotated Boxes, you went back over the lines that you initially laid in. Though on the other hand, you did a great job making those boxes. Perspective are present here too though there are some cases where it's broken (a box further away being at the same size with boxes nearer at the viewer.Overall you did a great job in Lesson 1! Thought felt a bit short in the Boxes section, don't worry we've all been there. The next thing you should do is the 250 Box Challenge and practice these concepts presented here as a warm-up, 15 minutes a day, before you do any of the upcoming exercises that you would do in the future. Good luck!
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge
Hello! I will critique your Lesson 1 Submission
Let's first divide your submissions into 3 Sections: Lines, Ellipses & Boxes Section to organize the feedbacks that I will give.
Lines Section
Superimposed Lines
I noticed that your lines fray on both sides, which suggests that you didn't start your succeeding lines from the starting point (the left most side of the line). You should always do your best to start your line from the starting point. The good thing that I find is that your lines are confidently executed and no sign of wobbliness are present, good job for that!Ghosted Lines
Your lines are clean and executed confidently, good job! Though there are lines who missed their end point, which is fine, lines being executed confidently, cleanly and using the shoulders to carry it out are far more important than accuracy. Accuracy will come in time as you practice more.Ghosted Planes
The first thing that I noticed right away is that the central bisecting lines (the ones that divides the plane into 4 equal parts) missed their end points (the other point directly opposite to them). This can be solved by ghosting your lines before executing them. Ellipse Section
Tables of Ellipses
This section of the Ellipse is tough especially for beginners. It is really good that you drawn your ellipses with 2 revolutions, and was executed with confidence (clean lines, not wobbly). Anyways, the ellipses should be within the bounds of the boundaries that you made and that they shouldn't overlap with another ellipse besides them.Ellipses in Planes
My only concern is that the ellipses are out of bounds, if not, not touching all the sides of the plane. You should ghost your ellipses first before executing them. Practicing ghosting everyday will really help you nail challenges like this. Funnels Exercise
You did a great job nailing this exercise since the ellipses are cut into 2 identical halves and I can see the foreshortening in the ellipses inside the funnels. Though you should vary the degrees of your ellipses to really "sell" that illusion of 3D to the viewers. (You will learn about this more in Lesson 2)Boxes Section
Plotted Perspective
Nice boxes.Rough Perspective
Well this exercise is tough in nature, but you still did a good job nonetheless. The only thing I can say is that there is one box that I think you guessed. If you ever feel uncertain, take a break then come back again and reevaluate it. Anything else is good, lines converge back to the given VP, vertical and horizontal lines parallels to the vertical side and horizontal side of the page.Rotated Boxes
You nailed the point of the exercise, good job! (Shows rotation of the boxes). Though be mindful to keep the corners near together.Organic Perspective
I noticed that in some boxes you went back to fix a line (making a line on top of another that you deemed unsatisfactory), never ever do this as this can break the illusion of something being 3D in a 2D Plane and makes the drawing messier, also doing this multiple times can develop into a habit, which is something that we wouldn't want to have. Overall good job in this exercise since you both did rotated the box in a free space + applying the perspective ( big = closer, small = farther)To wrap things up, you did a great job in Lesson 1. The next thing to is to mentally prepare yourself and do the 250 Box Challenge, which will help you further strengthen all the concepts presented here (minus the Ellipse Part, which will be further tackled in Lesson 2). Good luck!
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge
Go for it bruv, the point of the 250 Box Challenge is to 'Challenge' you, sure it will be intimidating at first but once you get the hang of it, you'll be making boxes in no time. Also the point of the challenge is to reinforce the concepts taught in L1, so along the way you'll slowly grasp it bit-by-bit, even if you start the challenge not really understanding some concepts like what you mentioned here, if you still need help, I suggest rewatching the videos over and over again. Good luck!
It really depends on your capability tbh, I completed the 250 Boxes Challenge in less than 3 weeks, and I was pumping out at around 20 boxes per day at my peak. The reason why I can do this is that I just really enjoyed drawing the boxes + having a freak ton of free time. Just do it on your own pace, don't sweat it that much and you'll get there soon!
Sorry for the really late reply but thank you very very much!
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.
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