Hello,
Thank you in advance for reviewing my homeworks.
Some lines were a bit inconsistent in the plotted perspective exercice, it was due to my fineliner's nib altered (and I wanted to finish it before getting a new one for the rest of the lesson).
Em'
Welcome to drawabox, and congrats on completing Lesson 1. I’ll be taking a look at it for you.
Starting with your superimposed lines, these are looking good. They’re smooth, properly lined up at the start, and generally of a consistent trajectory. The only exception are the longer ones, where you’ll tend to adjust their trajectory near the end – try not to. Your ghosted lines/planes are quite confident, also. I’m pleased to see that you didn’t neglect to plot start/end points for the non-diagonal center lines of the planes (most students do!), however, said points should be a little smaller if you can help it. Remember that the idea is for a perfect line to swallow them both.
Moving on to the ellipse section, the table of ellipses exercise shows a good start. I do get the feeling, however, that you’re more interested in these ellipses’ accuracy, than confidence. I’ll remind you that our #1 priority is not for our ellipses to fit snuggly inside of their frame, or have their rotations match up – it’s fine if they don’t do either of these – if that’s in pursuit of a smooth, rounded, properly drawn through ellipse. For them to do them, when the ellipse is not smooth/rounded/properly drawn through, means that the student has their priorities backwards. Keep that in mind. Also, try to be consistent about the number of times you rotate around them. Don’t decide on the spot, based off of how the ellipse comes out – decide beforehand. The ellipses in planes have a lot of these same issues, too. Not only is the linework insecure, but the ellipses also deform, in an effort to fill as much of the plane as possible, which they shouldn’t. The funnels are more of the same. Thankfully, though it’s not by any means a small one, that’s the only issue in these exercises, so you don’t need to stress too much. It is important, however, to properly realign your priorities before moving on (through warmups, etc.), rather than just saying ‘I’ve got it'.
As for the box section, the plotted perspective exercise looks clean. The rough perspective exercise is a little hard to look at. You should’ve extended the lines until the horizon, not beyond it. Nonetheless, it seems to be mostly well done. You start off strong, and show some nice improvement throughout the set. You need to be a tiny bit more careful that, when it comes to your back lines, your verticals are properly vertical, and your horizontals horizontal, but beyond that, your linework is solid, and your convergences on-point. Solid attempt at the rotated boxes exercise. It’s big – I think? you’ve cropped the page such that its edges are not visible, so it’s hard to tell – its boxes are snug, and though they don’t rotate much at all along the axes, that’s not necessarily uncommon, so it’s nothing to stress about. The organic perspective exercise is really well done, too. You’ve got some interesting compositions, here, and you’ve packed them all with boxes. Furthermore, those same boxes properly increase in size, and maintain a consistent, shallow foreshortening, so they end up conveying a strong illusion of flow. The boxes themselves are a little same-y (I don’t know if this was on purpose), but that’s not a huge issue, and we’ll end up exploring some variety in the upcoming box challenge, anyway
Next Steps:
Speaking of, feel free to move on to it! GL!
Hello,
Thank you for reviewing my homeworks and for pointing out essential clues that will help me for sure.
I noticed my ellipses were wobbly when I was done with this section, and realized I hesitated a lot, despite ghosting beforehand. Also, the lines of the planes really messed up with my brain as I tried to fit in the ellipses. I had a hard time isolating these visual elements.
I'm so sorry about the rough perspective pages! I just realized now how messy they looks. I think I forgot this instruction in the assignment before doing them (should have checked before doing the 2nd page).
I also spotted the issues with my vertical lines not being vertical (and so for the horizontal ones). I thought that once I plotted while ghosting towards VP, I shouldn't plot again and just make my mark and let it be.
I'm not sure about what you mentioned about the rotated boxes page. I scanned the whole page and didn't reduce the size. I took a picture of the full page with a fineliner for scale, if it helps:
It that too big? I didn't want to struggle seeing the marks on tiny boxes. It was really challenging.
On the organic perspective, I focused on rotating the boxes and the similarity wasn't consciously on purpose, I think I prioritized that and did the exercices with what I understood of the lesson's material, instead of procrastinating.
So if I understood correctly, next steps are:
Plotting:
make smaller dots so they are swallowed by the lines
Include my next warmups:
Lines:
practice with longer lines, as I tend to correct the trajectory
Ellipses:
prioritize confidence over accuracy
focus on planning before drawing them
consistent times drawing through them (aim for 2)
Boxes:
Vertical and horizontal lines on the same box (in the rough perspective situation)
Careful on converging points for the lines of the same box
Vary shapes and sizes of the boxes more
Think beforehand how I construct my box with the Y method (I saw resources pinned on the discord channel)
Have a nice day,
Em'
So, with regards to the rotated boxes exercise, one thing that students tend to do is draw really small. They do this because it's a complicated exercise, and in drawing small you tend to feel like you have more control over what you're doing. That's not true at all, by the way, but such is the misconception. So!, whenever I see a student go against that temptation, and draw big, I try to praise them for it. The issue is that when the page is cropped such that only the white of the page is visible (and not the table), it's hard to tell if what I'm looking at is the entirety of the page, or just a crop of the relevant parts. Thus, it's hard to judge whether what you've drawn is, in fact, big. Sorry for the confusion. :P
I see, and as I scanned my sheet instead of taking a picture of the whole page, it was hard to tell.
Thank you for clarification.
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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