Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
8:35 AM, Wednesday September 2nd 2020
Sorry, My First Link was dead. Here is may lesson 1 homework.
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3:38 AM, Monday September 28th 2020
Hello!
Most of your work looks good.
For Lines-
The superimposed lines look okay.There isn't much fraying. For Ghosted lines the lines in some have a bit of hesitation but overall it looks good. The Ghosted planes are nice. The strokes look confident.
For Ellipses-
The table of ellipses and ellipses in planes look good and are drawn through. For funnels you could have changed the degree of ellipses but otherwise it looks good too.
For Boxes-
Plotted perspective and rough perspective look okay. In rotated boxes the lines dont seem as confident. Try not to hesitate too much when you draw. The organic boxes looks good.
Additionally, you tend to draw over the same line multiple times. Please avoid that as much as possible. If a line is wrong, its wrong. More forward. Don't draw over it to fix it.
Next Steps:
Well done, you can move on to 250 boxes challenge!
Best of luck
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1:44 AM, Saturday January 30th 2021
Hey, congrats! This critique is coming a bit late, looking at the submission time, but I hope I can still provide some help.
You have a tendency to overshoot or retrace some of your lines, particularly on the organic boxes exercise. I have this problem too, just be conscious of it and try to be patient when putting down each line.
Your ellipses feel very nice and natural, but sometimes they can be a little too loose. This'll just take some practice, and should naturally get better over time.
Try not to be too aggressive with the foreshortening of the boxes and think about where and how far away each vanishing point is, it'll help make your boxes feel more natural.
Great job, and keep up the good work!
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge will help a lot in making more natural boxes.
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