Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

1:33 AM, Wednesday July 15th 2020

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Had a lot of trouble with the final 2 hw assignments. Any and all comments greatly appreciated!

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3:37 PM, Wednesday July 15th 2020

Hi overall good job and congrats finishing first lesson :)

Lines

Lines are looking fine, though they do get a bit wobbly especially in boxes.

Ellipses

Ellipses are wobbly. Remember that in ellipses as well as lines you should try to do them as confident as you can, don't hesitate in sacrificing accuracy to get them smoother and more confident.

Also don't draw through ellipses more than 2-3 times.

Boxes

On boxes you missed perspective, which is completely fine, as you'll work on it in boxes challenge.

Overall good job.

Next Steps:

In order to mark this lesson as complete I'd need to do the following:

- 1 page of planes and ellipses.

-1 page of tables of ellipses.

I'll be waiting and good luck.

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
10:31 PM, Thursday July 23rd 2020
8:24 AM, Friday July 24th 2020

Hi, your ellipses are looking better, though they do get a bit wobbly, so don't forget to keep working on them in your warm up ;)

Good luck and keep it up bro)

Next Steps:

Next Steps:

Continue to use these exercises as part of your warm ups (about 10-15 minutes)

Feel free to move onto the 250 box challenge

Don’t forget to take breaks and draw for fun!

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