Hey I'm a beginner and I'd really appreciate some feedback before I start the 250 box challenge. I feel like my mark-making was a lot worse than my spatial awareness and sense of perspective, so I'd love some advice on that in particular.
Hi taigfenian!
I'll be critiquing your homework today. Let's get on with it.
Super imposed lines: Good job on making consistent and confident lines. There is no fraying at the beginning of your lines. Your lines seemed to have a slight arch but that improved through the other exercises. Although, you didn't need to do 3 pages of the exercise. You should only draw in the suggested amount of pages, no grinding
Ghosted lines: Some of your lines missed their mark but that is normal. It gets better with practice, just remember to add them to your warm up.
Ghosted planes: This looks good. Your lines seem to have improved.
Ellipses in tables: Some of the ellipses in the first page were wobbly but you have improved in the second page. The ellipses are kept within bounds. The ellipses are drawn through. Good job.
Ellipses in planes: This looks okay. The ellipses are drawn with confidence, prioritizing confidence and smoothness over accuracy.
Funnels: Good job, your ellipses are cut into symmetrical halves by your minor axis.Some of your ellipses look slightly wobbly, you can work on that during your warm ups.
Plotted perspective: Great job here. You have drawn through your boxes.
Rough perspective: You did a good job here. You must remember not to repeat lines.No matter how off a line is, you should never repeat it. You should keep it as it were correct and move on.
Rotated perspective: You don't worry much about your sense of perspective. You will learn more about perspective in the 250 box challenge.
Organic perspective: This exercise is very difficult, so don't be too hard on yourself. You'll learn more about how boxes sit in space in the 250 box challenge. Also, remember that draw a box isn't about making pretty drawings, so some ofour exercises will look pretty ugly.
Congratulations on completing lesson 1. I think you are ready to move on to the next challenge, the 250 box challenge. Keep coming back to these exercises as warm up for 10-15 minutes. Good luck!!
Next Steps:
Move on to 250 box challenge
Thank you!
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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