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4:06 PM, Wednesday February 16th 2022

Hi!

I'm just another student on Lesson 1 with you. As a result, take my suggestion with a grain of salt.

Superimposed Lines

Each line's starting point appears to be excellent, with all the fraying being at the end of the line. One thing I noticed is that your lines (esp. the longer ones) deviate away from the original straight line too quickly. But, good work!

Ghosted Lines

You seem to be drawing from your elbow rather than your shoulder, and this is especially noticeable in the longer lines (note the curvature). But your lines are all smooth and confidently drawn! I can also see that you have read and taken the little advice given in the video (to not stop bluntly, but rather lift your pen when you reach the end point). Great!

Tables of Ellipses

Very nicely snug together! You've also gone over each ellipse twice, which, from the tutor feedback I am reading, is a good thing. It is something I personally need to work on!

Ellipses in Planes

I notice that your wider angle ellipses (80°-90°) are a little shakey (perhaps you're focusing more on touching the sides rather than smoothness). The rest look nice and smooth.

Funnels

Make sure the ellipses are tightly joined! One issue though: the minor axis needs to be aligned correctly (see https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/5/minoraxis). This axis must to go through the ellipse in a way that cuts it in two equal halves. Once you've worked on this, think about varying the degree of the ellipse. But first focus on getting that axis in the middle!

I am unable to remark on the rest of your work because I have yet to begin working on it. Keep up the fantastic work, though!

8:47 PM, Saturday February 19th 2022

Dear HNVY,

thank you for your review, you noticed several things I didn't myself. I'll try to pay extra attention to my ellipses in future.

I hope your practice is going well too. Remember to take breaks.

I wish you the very best,

Mia

10:28 AM, Monday February 21st 2022

Hello Mia,

I agree with the above and would add some remarks about the boxes:

I noticed your lines get significantly wobblier when you are trying to construct boxes. The ghosting and drawing from the shoulder is something you should do in all assignments, so please keep that in mind when moving forward! I know it is easy to forget when you have to construct believable 3D objects at the same time, but you will have ample of opportunities to practice both in the 250 boxes challenge ;)

Other then that I think your boxes are neat! The vanishing points of the "rough perpective" boxes are somewhat close and the rotated boxes are forming a sphere, more or less! Nice!

I also like the rotation on the "organic perspective" boxes, but I think you could have experimented with some more dramatic scaling in the foreground, here and there. Like having one or two really close boxes in the foreground.

But overall I think your boxes are fine and you will practice targeting shared vanishing points some more in the upcoming challenge.

My advice would be to do some ghosting exercises as a warm-up before you do a set of challenge boxes. For example the ghosted planes. My hope would be that that makes it easier to also ghost on the boxes.

Good luck!

3:13 PM, Saturday February 26th 2022

Dear Jack,

Thank you for your feedback. The 250 box chalenge does seem the best next step and as you say that would give me ample opportunity to practice both boxes and straight lines.

I'll definitely include ghosting in my warm-ups.

Thanks again,

Mia.

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