Thank you very much for the thorough review! I'll be sure to practice some wheels texture (the proper way this time) and to go re read through the things I may have forgotten details of.
Cheers :)
Ohhh okay I see! But yeah always draw through the forms!
Well in any case well done and good luck with the next Lesson :)
Glad if it helped! Cool for tinkercard I'll be checking it out :)
For the line weight yeah I think you're overdoing it quite a bit then but it's ok if the intention was just to do line weight
For the mug I trust you if you said you followed the process but this https://imgur.com/a/yDuIzwT box you outlined in red doesn't ... exist ? Like I understand you like understood it but you didn't seem to draw it (my bad if I just can't find it though)
And thanks for answering it's always nice to have a back and forth when submitting a review :)
Hello! I'm Simon and will try to review your Lesson 6 :)
I can completely understand for the shadow on the duckie that.. happens x)
First of all for the forms intersections you did really well! I don't have that much experience reviewing this but I couldn't find anything that would appear wrong, a thing i like to do sometimes with complex intersections is to try to get the same arrangement of shapes in blender and to play around to see how the intersection changes it can be really insightful so if when you do this exercise sometimes you're left unsure with something feel free to check this way after you've put a line down.
Moving on to the Everyday objects constructions,
Overall it all looks great i'll just go object by object with some thigns I find that could be improved on,
First of all for the airpods, speaker, rubber duck (which all have curves) you didn't seem to first draw straight lines to approximate the curve and then come over and draw the curve, this can seem like it's not that useful but especially with complex curves like the duck's it definitely comes in useful so if you practice this exercise in your warmups try to pick a curved object and first draw straight lines like mentioned in the exercise's page.
Second thing that's also got to do with curves do you have a set of french curves ? Because for all of the curves you seem to have redrawn over them manyyyy times even though your individual lines look clean enough, if you don't I understand why you'd want to redraw over but honestly it just makes the drawing look a bit messier and doesn't really make it feel more solid, so even if you don't have french curves I'd say try as much as you can not to redraw over your lines too too much.
Another little thing I could tell you I guess is for your mug you didn't draw the handle using Uncomfortable's technique (that's fine I didn't either for the first mug) but it's just a reminder to go check it out next time you draw a mug since it's good practice to try out different techniques :)
Other than that honestly great job! you practiced subdividing a ton and managed to transcribe your objects in the right proportions, you used ortographic plans and it worked great!
If you have any questions or if I can help in any way feel free to ask :) I'll be marking your Lesson as complete now
Next Steps:
Feel free to move on to the 25 Wheels challenge (Which is required before moving on to Lesson 7) You can also do some of the 25 textures challenge even though it's entirely optional.
So glad it could help! And obviously no worries for "late" reply there isn't a timer don't worry x)
Good luck with your next drawings/lessons !
Better but still looks rushed. I will mark your lesson as complete but please do practice this exercise along others and take, your, time, this is not a sprint it's a very very long marathon as Uncomfortable puts it in one of his comics, so take your time and make sure you read the material of an exercise and understood it before moving on from it.
Good luck with the 250 Box challenge
Next Steps:
Feel free to move on to the 250 Box challenge
For submitting a correction yes just put the imgur link as an answer do not create a new submission.
Good job on the rotated boxes looking much better than before.
For the superimposed lines though it still looks to me like you are completely rushing them, looks a bit better from the first pages but since this is such a simple yet important exercise, please provide two more pages of it.
And it is very important that you go reread and rewatch the material of that exercise, take your time with every line you draw please.
Next Steps:
Provide two additional pages of Superimposed lines.
Hello I'm Simon and will be reviewing your Lesson 1 :)
1. Superimposed lines
First of all you did a good job of drawing your lines confidently and committing to the stroke once you started it. Looks like there is some fraying on both sides of your superimposed lines, take your time before drawing each stroke to put your pen back on the starting point, this is likely due to you rushing the exercise a bit and shouldn't be hard to fix.
2. Ghosted lines
Well done your Ghosted lines do not wobble. Your lines remain straight, that's good in the future keep the habit of drawing with your whole arm so you have long confident lines! You did a good job of having your lines end up near or on the final dot, keep practicing this exercise (and the others) in your warmups to get even better at it!
3. Ghosted planes
You did a really good job of doing your ghosted planes, your lines are as good/better than the ones from your previous exercises.
4. Table of ellipses
Great job on drawing through every single ellipse twice! Make sure you keep doing that with every single ellipse you draw along the course! You tried to fit every ellipse and circle snugly along the borders of your tables good job, it is tough to achieve but as long as you keep striving for it you'll improve! Most of your ellipses are evenly shaped and appear smooth good job! Getting a perfect ellipse is a really hard job but you'll have time to work on it through your warmups.
5. Ellipses in planes
Once again good job on drawing through every ellipse twice! You tried and managed to fit your ellipses right between the four sides great job on managing to do that! Most of your ellipses are evenly shapes good job here too.
6. Funnels
Here too you tried to fit every ellipse snugly along the curves well done, even if it is tougher to do with a non straight edge it's a really good practice. You kept most of your ellipses along the direction of the minor axis, keep practicing this exercise as a warmup in your next lessons.
7. Plotted perspective
As mentioned in the exercise you used a ruler to draw your boxes that's all good. You kept the first lines of your boxes perpendicular to the horizon as you should've, well done. You made sure to plot every single line back to the right vanishing point so good job, even though some back corners don't come out perfectly that's completely fine :)
8. Rough perspective
Managing to land every single line exactly back to the vanishing point is a near impossible task at this point but what's important is you tried and most of your lines do try to reach that center point! The front back of your boxes is rectangular each time, that's great. You managed to draw every line extension in the right direction, that could get a little tougher in the 250 boxes since you have to extend in 3 directions but this shows you got the base of how to do it! You seem to have used the ghosting method for every stroke that's good! Keep using it for every stroke and your exercises will look much better than if you didn't!
9. Rotated boxes
The setup of your rotated boxes is well laid out with the cross and the 4 cubes to strive for in each cardinal direction :) You kept the gaps between each box tight and consistent. That's a key to having a good result with this exercise. You seem to understand how to rotate your boxes, but don’t seem to rotate them enough, that’s fine since it still shows that you understood the assignment but if you can I’d like you to try this exercise once more while keeping an eye on the side squares you drew at the start as a goal for you 2nd box on each side. Drawing through your boxes is also a key part of the exercise and is also making you start practicing this skill that will be used for every box in the 250 challenge. You drew every single box well done! Many people forget some boxes in the corner but you didn't!
10. Organic perspective
Once again using the ghosting method for every single stroke of this course is a crucial part into getting good habits for your whole drawing journey! Some of your boxes seem to have parallel or diverging lines, that's a common mistake when drawing shallower foreshortening boxes and the only way to get better at it will be through taking the time to place each stroke carefully while drawing your boxes, take your time. You will also improve on this as you move through the 250 boxes challenge! You did a good job of drawing shallower foreshortening here as some people tend to go into more dramatic foreshortening which in this exercise as the effect of making the boxes seem inconsistent in scale compared to each other, overall making the drawing less solid and less believable.
Really good job overall :)
Don't forget to complete your 50/50 rule and to add these exercises to your warmups for future lessons!
Also I strongly encourage you to go review some submissions on the website :) You can review some lessons 1 and once you've completed future lessons review those as well. Don't hesitate to do a review every so often. It really benefits you so you don't forget the point of the previous exercises and helps other people who are waiting on a review :)
Next Steps:
Feel free to move on to the 250 Box challenge
Hello I'm Simon and will be reviewing your Lesson 1 :)
1. Superimposed lines
First of all you did a good job of drawing your lines confidently and committing to the stroke once you started it. Fraying is only visible on the end of your lines that proves you took the time to start each stroke on the same point, well done!
2. Ghosted lines
Well done your Ghosted lines do not wobble. Your lines remain straight, that's good in the future keep the habit of drawing with your whole arm so you have long confident lines! You did a good job of having your lines end up near or on the final dot, keep practicing this exercise (and the others) in your warmups to get even better at it!
3. Ghosted planes
You did a really good job of doing your ghosted planes, your lines are as good/better than the ones from your previous exercises. There is a little problem with the order in which you drew the lines inside of the planes, first you're supposed to draw the diagonal, and then draw the vertical and horizontal making sure they go through the middle of the X created by your diagonals, this is to make sure that they are in the middle of your plane in 3D!
4. Table of ellipses
Great job on drawing through every single ellipse twice! Make sure you keep doing that with every single ellipse you draw along the course! You tried to fit every ellipse and circle snugly along the borders of your tables good job, it is tough to achieve but as long as you keep striving for it you'll improve! Most of your ellipses are evenly shaped and appear smooth good job! Getting a perfect ellipse is a really hard job but you'll have time to work on it through your warmups.
5. Ellipses in planes
Once again good job on drawing through every ellipse twice! You tried and managed to fit your ellipses right between the four sides great job on managing to do that! Most of your ellipses are evenly shapes good job here too.
6. Funnels
Here too you tried to fit every ellipse snugly along the curves well done, even if it is tougher to do with a non straight edge it's a really good practice. You kept most of your ellipses along the direction of the minor axis, keep practicing this exercise as a warmup in your next lessons.
7. Plotted perspective
As mentioned in the exercise you used a ruler to draw your boxes that's all good. You kept the first lines of your boxes perpendicular to the horizon as you should've, well done. You made sure to plot every single line back to the right vanishing point so good job, even though some back corners don't come out perfectly that's completely fine :)
8. Rough perspective
Managing to land every single line exactly back to the vanishing point is a near impossible task at this point but what's important is you tried and most of your lines do try to reach that center point! The front back of your boxes is rectangular each time, that's great. You managed to draw every line extension in the right direction, that could get a little tougher in the 250 boxes since you have to extend in 3 directions but this shows you got the base of how to do it! You seem to have used the ghosting method for every stroke that's good! Keep using it for every stroke and your exercises will look much better than if you didn't!
9. Rotated boxes
The setup of your rotated boxes is well laid out with the cross and the 4 cubes to strive for in each cardinal direction :) You kept the gaps between each box tight and consistent. That's a key to having a good result with this exercise. You are correctly rotating your boxes, if you traced the vanishing point of every box you'd see it moving as your boxes rotate more and more! Drawing through your boxes is also a key part of the exercise and is also making you start practicing this skill that will be used for every box in the 250 challenge. You don't seem to have properly drawn every box of the whole set though, if you go and look back at the demo of this exercise you should see that there are two boxes in every single direction of the central boxes, achieving at the end a sort of 5x5 square being wrapped around a ball, I strongly encourage you to finish this exercise before you move on to the 250 boxes challenge!
10. Organic perspective
Once again using the ghosting method for every single stroke of this course is a crucial part into getting good habits for your whole drawing journey! Some of your boxes seem to have parallel or diverging lines, that's a common mistake when drawing shallower foreshortening boxes and the only way to get better at it will be through taking the time to place each stroke carefully while drawing your boxes, take your time. You will also improve on this as you move through the 250 boxes challenge! You did a good job of drawing shallower foreshortening here as some people tend to go into more dramatic foreshortening which in this exercise as the effect of making the boxes seem inconsistent in scale compared to each other, overall making the drawing less solid and less believable.
Great job! Your lines are very clear and clean keep it up ! :)))
Don't forget to complete your 50/50 rule and to add these exercises to your warmups for future lessons!
Also I strongly encourage you to go review some submissions on the website :) You can review some lessons 1 and once you've completed future lessons review those as well. Don't hesitate to do a review every so often. It really benefits you so you don't forget the point of the previous exercises and helps other people who are waiting on a review :)
Next Steps:
Feel free to move on to the 250 Box challenge
Hello I'm Simon and will be reviewing your Lesson 1 :)
1. Superimposed lines
First of all you did a good job of drawing your lines confidently and committing to the stroke once you started it. Fraying is only visible on the end of your lines that proves you took the time to start each stroke on the same point, well done!
2. Ghosted lines
Well done your Ghosted lines do not wobble. Some of your lines seem to arc a little in this exercise, be sure to draw your lines with your whole arm and to use the ghosting method a few times until you confidently try to draw a straight line, it will become easier with practice :) You did a good job of having your lines end up near or on the final dot, keep practicing this exercise (and the others) in your warmups to get even better at it!
3. Ghosted planes
You did a really good job of doing your ghosted planes, your lines are as good/better than the ones from your previous exercises.
4. Table of ellipses
Great job on drawing through every single ellipse twice! Make sure you keep doing that with every single ellipse you draw along the course! You tried to fit every ellipse and circle snugly along the borders of your tables good job, it is tough to achieve but as long as you keep striving for it you'll improve! Most of your ellipses are evenly shaped and appear smooth good job! Getting a perfect ellipse is a really hard job but you'll have time to work on it through your warmups.
5. Ellipses in planes
Once again good job on drawing through every ellipse twice! You tried and managed to fit your ellipses right between the four sides great job on managing to do that! Most of your ellipses are evenly shapes good job here too.
6. Funnels
Here too you tried to fit every ellipse snugly along the curves well done, even if it is tougher to do with a non straight edge it's a really good practice. You kept most of your ellipses along the direction of the minor axis, keep practicing this exercise as a warmup in your next lessons.
7. Plotted perspective
As mentioned in the exercise you used a ruler to draw your boxes that's all good. You kept the first lines of your boxes perpendicular to the horizon as you should've, well done. You made sure to plot every single line back to the right vanishing point so good job, even though some back corners don't come out perfectly that's completely fine :)
8. Rough perspective
Managing to land every single line exactly back to the vanishing point is a near impossible task at this point but what's important is you tried and most of your lines do try to reach that center point! The front back of your boxes is rectangular each time, that's great. You managed to draw every line extension in the right direction, that could get a little tougher in the 250 boxes since you have to extend in 3 directions but this shows you got the base of how to do it! You seem to have used the ghosting method for every stroke that's good! Keep using it for every stroke and your exercises will look much better than if you didn't!
9. Rotated boxes
The setup of your rotated boxes is well laid out with the cross and the 4 cubes to strive for in each cardinal direction :) You kept the gaps between each box tight and consistent. That's a key to having a good result with this exercise. You are correctly rotating your boxes, if you traced the vanishing point of every box you'd see it moving as your boxes rotate more and more! Drawing through your boxes is also a key part of the exercise and is also making you start practicing this skill that will be used for every box in the 250 challenge. You drew every single box well done! Many people forget some boxes in the corner but you didn't!
10. Organic perspective
Once again using the ghosting method for every single stroke of this course is a crucial part into getting good habits for your whole drawing journey! Looks like your boxes don't have parallel or diverging edges for the most part well done! That's already a great skill to have moving forward in the 250 boxes challenge. You did a good job of drawing shallower foreshortening here as some people tend to go into more dramatic foreshortening which in this exercise as the effect of making the boxes seem inconsistent in scale compared to each other, overall making the drawing less solid and less believable.
Great job :)
Don't forget to complete your 50/50 rule and to add these exercises to your warmups for future lessons!
Also I strongly encourage you to go review some submissions on the website :) You can review some lessons 1 and once you've completed future lessons review those as well. Don't hesitate to do a review every so often. It really benefits you so you don't forget the point of the previous exercises and helps other people who are waiting on a review :)
Next Steps:
Feel free to move on to the 250 Box challenge
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