9:48 PM, Wednesday May 20th 2020
Congrats on finishing lesson 1!
Your superimposed lines are mostly straight, though there are a few wobbles. Remember, confidence always matters more than accuracy - if your line is smooth, it is a good line even if it doesn't perfectly overlap the other line. There is also some fraying on both ends. You should be making confident lines, but not unplanned ones. This means you should be taking the time to position your pen so it touches the paper right where the line begins before making your mark. This is also explained here: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/8/fraying
On your ghosted lines and planes you should also be placing your pen where the line will begin (at one of the points you made) before making the mark, and confidence is again the priority. I notice you've done better when it comes to planning your strokes, but on your planes especially there is a lot more wobbling.
There are quite a few wobbles in your ellipses in planes, and the round shape of your ellipse is sometimes compromised. I suspect this might be because you're too worried about making an ellipse that isn't fitting perfectly in the space you're aiming for. When drawing ellipses, confidence is again more important than accuracy, so make sure you prioritize having a smooth, round ellipse over one that fits perfectly into the space.
Your ellipses in tables are mostly smooth, but I see a bit of wobbling in your second pass, which I suspect is again due to worrying about accuracy.
In your funnels, a lot of your ellipses are drawn with more than three passes, which is the maximum number of passes you're allowed to make. Some ellipses sacrifice their round shape to conform to the funnel, especially in the funnel in the corner. There are also a few cases where the ellipses are aligned as well as they can be but the minor axis doesn’t go through the center because of how the funnel is made. It can help to draw the curves first, and then use a ruler to draw the minor axis exactly halfway between them so you can align your ellipses to it properly. For the funnel in the corner, remember to draw your minor axis line in the middle of the funnel. Also remember the degree of your ellipses should be increasing as they move away from the center.
On your perspective exercises, there are a few instances where you draw a line more than once, which I suspect is in order to correct it. Never draw a line more than once, even if it makes your box look wrong. It's no big deal if you made a mistake.
On your rough perspective, your lines are much more wobbly, which I suspect is again due to worrying too much about accuracy. Some boxes are not drawn in one-point perspective, which I believe you noticed. To solve this, if you aren't already doing so, it can help to ghost your lines to the horizon to make sure they do converge somewhere. Some of your width lines aren’t parallel to the horizon and some of your height lines aren’t perpendicular to it, which they should be in one-point perspective. Some lines are also missing extension lines.
On your rotated boxes, a lot of boxes aren't rotating back into space as much as they should. The vanishing point should be crawling down the horizon line, which will lead to boxes being placed at angles to each other rather than being side by side. Remember, as a box tips back, you won't be able to see as much of the top face and you'll end up seeing much more of the two side faces. This is also explained here: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/16/notrotating.
Your organic perspective has a lot of convergence errors, but those will be ironed out with practice. Do not try to correct your boxes!
One thing I noticed while looking through your work is that you sometimes did more than the required number of pages for each exercise. Do not do this! Just do the required number of pages to the best of your ability, submit them for critique and then do the revisions that are asked of you, if there are any. There's no point grinding these exercises out, especially since you'll be revisiting them in your warm ups.
Next Steps:
Well done! Before moving on I will request:
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1 page of ellipses in planes. Focus on confidence here
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1 page of rough perspective
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1 page of organic perspective. Do not try to correct your boxes, you will have lots of opportunities to improve them in your warm ups and in the 250 box challenge
I suggest re-reading the exercise page for and watching the linked videos for these exercises before attempting them again.