Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
7:37 PM, Wednesday August 5th 2020
Desk made it look dirty, but other than that every things seem fine
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7:56 PM, Friday August 7th 2020
Hi Yumuri,
Great start, congrats! I'm seeing a lot of dense pages, you put a lot of work in. Let's take a look.
LINES
Only real note I have for you here is that I'm seeing a lot of lines drawn over multiple times. This is a very common mistake. Remember: the reason these exercises are done in ink is to lend your marks finality. Put the time in to planning where you want your line to be and rehearsing the movement before you commit, and once the line is down, go on with the exercise as if it is correct, whether you think it is or not. I'm seeing a lot of confidence and accuracy, so you don't need to second guess yourself.
ELLIPSES
These are looking good. Remember, you should be prioritizing smooth, confident movement over accuracy here, and I think for the most part you've got it.
However: Where are your tables?
BOXES
These are looking good, as well. You've got a couple height and width lines that aren't completely perpendicular/parallel to the horizon in your Rough Perspective exercise, but that's a nitpick; I can tell you're understanding the assignment. Your rotated boxes are well-packed and they rotate further from the center as they go on. You took the chance to overlap some of your boxes in Organic Perspective, as well.
Really the one thing I keep coming back to is line confidence, as I said above. Being able to make single, definitive, confident lines will serve you well as you continue.
You need to get those Ellipse Tables done, though.
Next Steps:
2 pages of Ellipse Tables.
9:45 AM, Wednesday August 12th 2020
Hi. Thanks for the critiques!
Sorry for the late reply! Turn out I skimmed through a page
and as for the single line confidence, I recall reading about drawing through your ellipse 2-3 times, so I guess I kind of just auto-piloted it onto my single lines when I'm not confident with them. But, I'll keep that as a heads up from now on.
9:05 PM, Wednesday August 12th 2020
Ok, looks good. Keep it up!
Next Steps:
On to the 250 Box Challenge!
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