Took a break from drawabox due to grad school, started over. Was told after my Homework 1 submission to do 50 boxes in the 250 box challenge for this second go around and to move on, along with linking my first submission of the 250 box challenge as well. They are linked below:
Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique again (thought I recognized your name).
Congratulations on re-completing the box challenge, it's definitely a lot more work than most people expect. Not only does it help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. Be proud of what you've accomplished and that desire you've shown. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief and focused around your recent 50 boxes so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.
Things you did well:
You're doing a good job of drawing the lines constructing your boxes smoothly and confidently.
Seeing as how line weight is not a requirement of the challenge it's nice to see that you're applying it. It's a useful tool but one that most people need some mileage with before they feel comfortable applying it. Getting an early start like this will help you see better results sooner.
You're doing a great job of experimenting with orientations. Experimenting is an important habit to build when learning any new skill, it helps form a more well rounded understanding. I hope you'll continue to display and nurture this habit in the future.
Things you can work on:
It's not a requirement of the challenge but I recommend practicing applying hatching in your future work (I do see that you experimented with it a bit before). It's a useful tool to learn and the only way to improve is to practice.
I'd like you to experiment more with proportions and rates of foreshortening. Most of your boxes are shaped fairly similarly, try mixing in some longer/thinner/wider boxes to see how your lines behave in different scenarios. When it comes to foreshortening you mostly keep your vanishing points rather close to your boxes, this was something you did in your previous submission as well though there was a bit more variety at times. Try pushing your vanishing points back so your lines get closer to parallel. Remember that experimenting is an important part of forming a more well rounded understanding.
There are times when your lines converge in pairs. This is an example of lines converging in pairs, and this shows the relation between each line in a set and their respective vanishing point. The inner pair of lines will be quite similar unless the box gets quite long and the outer pair can vary a lot depending on the location of the vanishing point. Move it further away and the lines become closer to parallel while moving it closer increases the rate of foreshortening.
The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.
Overall while you did make a few mistakes your boxes are improving so far and with more mileage you'll continue to become more consistent. That being said I'll be marking your submission as complete and moving you on to lesson 2.
Keep practicing previous exercises and boxes as warm ups, and good luck
Next Steps:
Move on to lesson 2.
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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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