Hello! I will be providing you critique for your work by going through each section.
Lines
Fraying is present but it is OK! The lines already look firm at the starting point and you can improve this over time.
Line confidence is OK as well! I've noticed some wobble here and there, and you should just keep in mind that you should prioritize the smoothness over the accuracy. One way to improve this is to ghost the line's starting and ending points better next time. When the drawn line diverges from the end point, think of drawing the line in the opposite direction next time, this helps adjust your line to meet the end point.
Ellipses
Boxed ellipses OK! They fit snugly inside the boxes and for the grouped ellipses, they generally don't overlap and squeeze just right against each other and in their respective planes.
Stroke confidence is OK as well!
Funnel exercise is missing (?)
Boxes
Rough perspective boxes: OK! No issues with the width lines and height lines, just that I recommend you draw through the inside of these boxes.
Rotating boxes: OK! The rotation is clearly visible at first glance. Corners between boxes are closely parallel as well.
Organic perspective: OK!
Overall, good job for your first time trying to draw! Thank you for your hard work.
I would just ask a little revision on the rough perspective exercise, and you're all done!
Next Steps:
For the rough perspective exercise, I would like to ask you to draw the inner lines of the boxes and plot them towards the horizon line. Remember to ghost the lines and (optional) add subtle line weight to the boxes' silhouettes. Thank you!
Thank you very much for your feedback. I attach requested revision (with and without line weight, and missing funnels (I'm sure they were there throughout holidays?).
Just a quick question regarding adding weight to the lines. Should I do it following ghosting method, or do it more carefully? I did it with ghosting to avoid wobbling, but because some lines were uneven, they tended to diverge.
I have checked the attached revisions, good job! The funnel exercise looks okay as well.
For the line weight, I think what you did is alright! I have actually encountered this issue on my own exercise, but keep in mind that the point of adding (subtle) line weight is to imply the silhouette of the box so that it looks much clearer to the viewer, so as long as the superimposing line/extra line weight that you drew covers about 3/4 of the initial line, I think that's enough to notice it. It doesn't have to be perfect so it's alright if it diverges a little :D
I hope this answers your question and good luck on your next lesson!
Once again, huge thanks for the feedback and your answer.
Best wishes.
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