WereVrock

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The Indomitable (Winter 2024)

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    4:10 AM, Saturday March 30th 2024

    Thanks. I used the robocop mech as reference though.

    6:20 AM, Friday February 23rd 2024

    Thanks for the quick review. I think that lesson 2 has a sink or swim approach and apparently I sank to the bottom.

    I have 2 questions about the form intersections exercise.

    1- I learned to draw the boxes in 250 box challenge by using Y method. In the video of form intersections they are drawn surface by surface. I tried to do it that way but had some problems you mentioned. Was I supposed to draw them with a different method?

    2 - I am drawing complete blanks when it comes to how some shapes intersect. The ellipses and planes were my best guesses which apparently were not correct. I am not sure how to proceed.

    5:58 AM, Monday February 12th 2024

    Thanks for the review

    7:22 AM, Wednesday January 31st 2024

    No need for them to add to the image or be visible as long as you are thinking about them and trying to draw them.

    The one on the top left seems to be done hastily as the line starts from nowhere and ends at nowhere (it connects to nothing)

    Make sure you take your time for every line you draw.

    Next Steps:

    Good luck in your 250 boxes.

    This community member feels the lesson should be marked as complete. In order for the student to receive their completion badge, this critique will need 2 agreements from other members of the community.
    7:10 AM, Wednesday January 31st 2024

    Thanks. I find heat pumps interesting and I tried to apply what I know about them.

    3:40 PM, Monday January 29th 2024

    The confusion is understandable. I triple checked it make sure I am not mistaken. There are 2 valid ways to do it.

    1- extension lines follow the edges.

    2- extension lines start from corners, and pass through the farther corners.

    If you don't miss the mark and properly connect the corners there would be no difference between these 2 ways.

    What you did is to connect the vanishing point with the starting corner without worrying about the farther corner or the edge. The text specifically says to not do it.

    You can check this out: https://imgur.com/a/cmJaPum

    I hope this clarified the confusion.

    I also believe pen isn't necessary for the extension lines as long as it can be differentiated from the rest of the lines.

    4:17 PM, Saturday January 27th 2024

    Hi, I am here to give your review the 2nd agreement. Next time try to make the rotated boxes closer to each other and consider adding hatching lines( I believe it is optional).

    Good luck in your 250 boxes and congratulations on your badge.

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    9:24 AM, Saturday January 27th 2024

    Hi, solid submission. I would like to add a few things.

    Some of your ellipses are wobbly. Next time make sure you take your time and ghost as many times as you need. It seems you are prioritising even ellipses instead of tightly fitting the borders and it is great.

    You have missed the corner boxes in the rotated box exercise. You should draw them before continuing. Once you have completed it I can agree with the previous review and give you your badge (if someone hadn't done it by the time).

    If you are worrying about ruining the page, don't. The exercise is for learning, not looking pretty

    Next Steps:

    Add the missing boxes to the rotated boxes exercise

    When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
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    7:17 AM, Saturday January 27th 2024

    You can never learn if you think you already know it. To advance in the critique system, you need to do everything anyway. I suggest you to do give the course benefit of the doubt and do them.

    Besides you are supposed to repeat them as warm ups even after you complete the whole course. So nobody is above doing lesson 1.

    7:10 AM, Saturday January 27th 2024

    Good job. Very good looking exercise.

    Next Steps:

    Move to 250 boxes

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