First challenge done :-). This was suprisingly fun towards the end, haha. I definitely feel like I improved a lot during the course of this, not only with my ability to draw boxes but with my linework and confidence. I'm still horrible at hatching though ;P. Will definitely appreciate the critique.
(Sorry that a few are sideways, only the first few are like that)
Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.
Congratulations on completing the box challenge, it's definitely a lot more work than most people expect. Not only does it help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. Be proud of what you've accomplished and that desire you've shown. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.
Things you did well:
Your line quality started off a bit rough but definitely improved by the end of the challenge. Just remember line confidence is our top priority and accuracy will improve with more mileage.
Your hatching is evenly spaced showing you're intentionally planning each line our rather than just rushing them. There is a tiny bit of wobblign on occasion which I think is from you trying to keep them accurately within the plane, as mentioned above just remember to focus on confidence. If you feel like you struggle with over/under shooting your lines try lifting your pen from the page whil in motion rather than stopping on the page. This will help keep your lines confident and as you build up muscle memory you'll learn when to lift the pen to keep your lines accurate as well.
You're trying to apply line weight which is great. It's optional for this challenge but since it requires a bit of mileage to become comfortable using it it's a good idea to start working with it early. The sooner you practice the sooner you'll see results.
Great job experimenting with proportions, orientations and rates of foreshortening. Experimenting is an important habit to build in order to deepen our understanding of new concepts. Keep nurturing this habit and I hope to see you demonstrate it in the future as well.
Overall your convergences are looking more consistent than when you started the challenge, good work.
Things you can work on:
Your line quality is improving and will continue to do so, just don't take the improvement for granted and keep trying your best.
There are times when your lines converge in pairs or you attempt to keep your lines a bit too parallel which results in them diverging. This is an example of lines converging in pairs, and this shows the relation between each line in a set and their respective vanishing point. The inner pair of lines will be quite similar unless the box gets quite long and the outer pair can vary a lot depending on the location of the vanishing point. Move it further away and the lines become closer to parallel while moving it closer increases the rate of foreshortening.
The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.
Overall while you did make a few mistakes your boxes are looking pretty solid so far with noticeable improvement and with more mileage you'll continue this trend and become more consistent. That being said I'll be marking your submission as complete and moving you on to lesson 2.
I'm glad you're enjoying the course so far and I hope that by following it you'll manage to reach your future goals.
Keep practicing previous exercises as warm ups and good luck.
Next Steps:
Move on to lesson 2.
Right from when students hit the 50% rule early on in Lesson 0, they ask the same question - "What am I supposed to draw?"
It's not magic. We're made to think that when someone just whips off interesting things to draw, that they're gifted in a way that we are not. The problem isn't that we don't have ideas - it's that the ideas we have are so vague, they feel like nothing at all. In this course, we're going to look at how we can explore, pursue, and develop those fuzzy notions into something more concrete.
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