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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

9:09 PM, Saturday January 9th 2021

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This is my third account and my third attempt at Draw A Box and I'm sure I'll complete it this year if possible. About halfway through the homework my 05 Pigma Micron pen stopped working that well (probably because I accidentally damaged it by pushing too hard), so I started using my 03 as a replacement (for some stupid reason, I didn't buy the 05s in bulk). I'd like to know, would it be allowed start the 250 box challenge before I get more 05s?

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5:44 PM, Sunday January 10th 2021

Hey there, congrats on restarting Drawabox! I hope you get to finish it this time around :D

But let's dive right into the review!

Your Lines overall seem super wobbly and insecure throughout the entire homework. Since you will need to be able to do that in the 250 Box Challenge I'd say you do another one of the Ghosted Planes Sheets. It's mayday important to be able to make a confident stroke in one go. Take as much time as you need to properly ghost every single line you're about to make till your hand knows where the starting and ending points are. You're also overshooting your lines a lot, try reaching your ending point and then actually end the line there. That's what the ending point is for.

Your Ellipses do improve over time, so good job! Well done. If you want to you can continue exercising these during your warm ups!

For the Boxes you're mostly fine I think. Yes, it's fine to use a finer fineliner till you get new ones. I use various sizes depending on the lesson/assignment unless stated otherwise, so you should be fine. Biggest issue are your lines again, definitely work on them a bit more before heading to the 250 Box Challenge. The 250 Box Challenge is difficult at this stage as it is and you're gonna thank yourself if you're more secure with your lines by then.

So yeah, like I said, do another Sheet of the Ghosted Planes and if you want to you can add in some Ellipses if you already have a sheet ready for them. You can reply to this with another link, when you're done.

Good luck!

-Lerin

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1 Sheet of Ghosted Planes, Ellipses optional

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
4:53 AM, Wednesday January 13th 2021

Thanks!

7:53 PM, Thursday January 14th 2021

http://imgur.com/a/f3EjtlE

8:04 AM, Wednesday January 20th 2021

Seems okay, just keep practising the Assignment as Warm Up and you'll improve gradually! Now on to the 250 Box Challenge!

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250 Box Challenge

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8:46 PM, Friday October 27th 2023

Marking as complete, but continue to improve that line work - Experiment with the following things, one at a time, to see if you can improve any of them to make your lines less wobbly:

  1. Speed - If you are swooping the line too quickly, the ends may curve. Too slowly, and they will wobble.

  2. Shoulder and elbow position - See if you are holding them loosely and confidently.

  3. Hand and wrist firmness - Pretend your hand is immobile, like the end of a perfect line-drawing machine. It has no role except to move where the elbow and shoulder tell it.

  4. Focus - Experiment with focusing at the end dot, the entire line, or a combination.

  5. Ghosting - Only ghost in the direction you want to draw the line, and at the exact speed and direction you want to draw it.

Keep drawing, and best of luck!

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