For the first 50, your lines are clean overall. However, I did see some wobbling throughout the set. Your convergences also show good accuracy, though I did see some lines pair off and converge towards two vanishing points, like in box 4, box 22, and box 42.
For the next 50, your lines show improvement. While some wobbling is still present, most instances are less dramatic overall. Your convergences also show improvement in accuracy, though there are a few more instances of lines pairing off, like in box 57, box 71, and box 95.
For the last 150, your lines continue to improve, with wobbling further reduced towards the end of the set. However, since it was present throughout the challenge, I do recommend reviewing the information in this section to ensure that you're practicing the proper technique.
Your convergences also continue to improve, though there are still instances of lines pairing off, like in box 108, box 180, and box 233. In these boxes, the inner lines (green and orange in this diagram) diverge instead of converging at the vanishing point. Keeping in mind the angles of neighboring lines can help when planning the box's construction.
As an aside, some of your boxes are missing some line extensions, including: box 9, boxes 26 and 29, box 79, and box 130. Also, some of your boxes have some lines extended in the wrong direction: box 5, this page, and boxes 62-64. Be sure to double-check that all lines are extended correctly going forward.
All said, I'm going to mark this challenge as complete.
Next Steps:
Continue on to Lesson 2, and add rotated boxes with line extensions in the style of the last 150 to your warm-up exercise pool.
Thank you for your advice! I'll keep in mind your observations and I will strive to improve. Have a great day!
Michael Hampton is one of my favourite figure drawing teachers, specifically because of how he approaches things from a basis of structure, which as you have probably noted from Drawabox, is a big priority for me. Gesture however is the opposite of structure however - they both exist at opposite ends of a spectrum, where structure promotes solidity and structure (and can on its own result in stiffness and rigidity), gesture focuses on motion and fluidity, which can result in things that are ephemeral, not quite feeling solid and stable.
With structure and spatial reasoning in his very bones, he still provides an excellent exploration of gesture, but in a visual language in something that we here appreciate greatly, and that's not something you can find everywhere.
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