250 Box Challenge

4:14 PM, Thursday June 3rd 2021

250BOXChallenge.pdf - Google Drive

Google Docs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hsf8uecxfkwXnBqs4KkRDSN27ZLa3tXB/view?usp=sharing

Hi there! Finally finished this challenge.

It's all in the attached PDF, it's just in inverted order, from #250 to #1.

Looking forward to receiving feedback on my work!

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3:35 PM, Thursday June 17th 2021

Hi Gadyulanovsky, Im gonna go through your submission!

First of all, I can clearly see a lot of growth on your work, you not only got better at convergence, you are also making bigger and more confident boxes and lines, though there is still room for improvement!

First thing that calls my attention is that you are having some trouble with the back corner, welcome to the club. Check this construction method next time you are wwarming up with some boxes!

Another thing caught my eye more on your last boxes is that there are quite a few lines that are curving slightly, now this is usually a sign that you are using your elbow more than your shoulder when drawing your lines, remember to consciously use your shoulder to draw so you can get a better line quality. Talking about line quality, Im seeing that your lineweight is slightly wobbly in a lot of cases, now this is not good- Whenever you are applying a mark in this course, that includes ellipses, curves, straight lines and, well... line weight, you should be always ghosting them and prioritizing confidence over accuracy. Accuracy will just come with time and practice, so dont worry too much about it just yet, just remember to take your time ghosting your lines.

One last thing I want to touch on is that whenever your are extending your lines to their vanishing points, you need to take into account the whole set of lines that are extending towards that same point. If you just relate your line with one of the lines that go towards convergence, you are not seeing how all the set relates with each other and they start looking a little odd. I know how confusing this sounds, so here is a diagram you can check out from time to time and it will end up clicking!

As I said, there is a lot of growth in this challenge and I think you did a great job, so Im gonna go ahead and mark it as completed! Keep up the good work.

Next Steps:

Feel free to move into lesson 2.

This community member feels the lesson should be marked as complete, and 2 others agree. The student has earned their completion badge for this lesson and should feel confident in moving onto the next lesson.
7:30 PM, Tuesday June 22nd 2021

Hey, sorry for the late reply! I read your critique a few days ago and didn't manage to find time to thank you. I really appreciated your feedback, it was really helpful! I did actually started using the back corner construction method at box #100 or so lol, that's why my last boxes are not that awful as my first ones, but yeah I see what you mean, I couldn't quite get around that problem.

Anyway, thanks again, I will keep going with L2!

3:59 PM, Wednesday June 23rd 2021

Im glad you found my critique useful, good luck moving forward!

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