Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
5:21 AM, Tuesday January 26th 2021
Didn't take a picture of the ghosted planes exercise before I put ellipses on them.
1. Super Imposed Lines
2. Ghosted Lines
3. Ghosted Planes + Ellipses
4. Table of Ellipses
You've drawn through the ellipse 2-3 times, good!
Some of your ellipses break through the table bounds, but for the most part you're pretty accurate in staying within the bounds. I actually find that drawing my ellipses a little bit slower can increase my accuracy without sacrificing line smoothness/confidence.
5. Funnels
6. Plotted Perspective
7. Rough Perspective
There's some slight arching in your lines.
Also worth mentioning some of your vertical lines are angled/they aren't perpendicular to the horizon. This is a tough task no doubt (I struggled with it too), but it's worth keeping this in mind!
8. Rotated Boxes
Nice work.
Some boxes (such as in the top-right quadrant) aren't rotating much.
Also be sure to keep the corners/edges between boxes closer together!
9. Organic Perspective
I think the size of the boxes should vary a bit more because many of the boxes are too similar in size.
I.e. the boxes farthest from the viewer should be a bit smaller.
Next Steps:
Personally, I think you're ready to move on. Just keep some of the tips I mentioned in mind!
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