Hey, congrats with finishing lesson 1!
I think the biggest feedback I can give is to be more confident in your lines. Makes strokes confidently, and if you make a mistake, don't get nervous and start chicken scratching for the answer. Overshooting lines can be frustrating, but I believe that will get better with time, as well as diligent thought.
Your ellipses don't always hold their course, and I think that's a matter of getting warmed up and drawing loosely from your shoulder. The funnel ellipses had a tendency to tilt left(?) a bit, so just be aware of that.
You've got a pretty good understanding of perspective, which may be part of the reason why you try to correct your 'incorrect' lines. I think this will get better over time, and some conscious understanding and acceptance of your lines would go a long ways.
Keep up the good work! :)
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge to become more comfortable drawing confident lines and boxes.
Lesson 2
Thank you! I will definitely keep that in mind!
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.
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