Thanks, Benj. I will practice this in my warmups. I think repetition is the only way I'll get better. I did try to think about where the points were plotted according to the vanishing point, but I would still sometimes place points incorrectly. Once the lines are down it's sometimes easier to see where things went awry. The worst is when you have your points, ghost the line and then still mess up the line when you draw it.
Hi Benj,
I redid a frame. I wasn't sure if a frame constituted a single frame or a page of these. If you want a whole page, please let me know.
This time turned out a little better except for the box top right. I knew I messed that one up, but I couldn't erase and start it over.
Start small and keep in mind that a lot of times, especially when it's drawing for fun, it's Effort over Outcome. Even if it doesn't turn out like you wanted, you tried and you can learn from it for next time. Was it fun to do? Ask yourself this. We judge our finished pieces, but rarely reflect on the experience of actually drawing the thing. To keep from getting too discouraged, maybe isolate one area and start there. I do timed drawing sessions and that helps me. I don't know what I'm going to draw when I start, but I keep reference images on my phone to draw from and for 30 min I'm drawing something. It isn't always great, but I keep trying.
Sorry I missed this! I'm just now getting back to the Draw a Box exercises myself. I spent a long time looking through all the programs listed on that Solo Artist sheet and I think it's a bit overwhelming. Lots of good info though. I'll be checking out some of the courses on that list, but I don't think I could follow it like a per semester curriculum.
Hey, Tylerkoh. I'm interested in at least discussing what a study group would look like. Even if that list you linked to isn't a realistic timeline for mastery, it might be a good place to figure out what is possible to improve.
I submitted a question a few months ago asking about an art accountability buddy or study group. I never followed up on that because I'm not sure what an accountability practice would be online. In-person, if I tell someone I am going to the gym with them and never show, I have to deal with that person in IRL. Online, it's easy to not do something because we are mostly a bunch of strangers. I know our main motivation will be our determination to improve, but a little social pressure never hurts either.
I'm working on these myself, but here is what I see. If someone more knowledgable has ideas, please chime in.
I'm guessing that you are using the tools you have available, but with the light blue marker is hard to tell if you have done these correctly.
https://i.imgur.com/vWgtkGg.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/f2u7MNy.jpg
On these, the lines lack some confidence. There's wobble in your line. Maybe try focusing on fluid smooth strokes. Also, make sure you are using your shoulder. This wobble could also be caused by using your hand and wrist too much to control.
https://i.imgur.com/7GNaomX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lpd1wBq.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/qgQwYIL.jpg
Again, line confidence on the boxes container and the ellipse needs some improvement.
https://i.imgur.com/EN7eR5Q.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/jXbayPA.jpg
That's as far as I've gone, so I can't give you reliable advice for the rest of your work. Overall, I think you have made good progress, but need to work a little on smoothness and quality of line.
Hola HeronBison! Okay, let's work together on this. I'm Zen2019 on Reddit if you'd like to get in contact with me to coordinate schedules. I would send you a PM on here, but I don't think the new DAB platform has that yet.
Thanks, I overlooked this.
Thanks, Benj!
Also, on a selfish note, I'd like to know how many critiques I have to do to get these spiders off my avatar's face. Really, I'd pay credits just to get that changed.
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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