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5:46 PM, Wednesday March 19th 2025
Hello, great work getting the first lesson done!
Lines
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Lines all start on target, and it is clear you are using your whole arm, nice work.
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The lines wobble/curve slightly upon the end none none of them overshoot; while accuracy is good, it is best to get the confident lines down first before working on accuracy, don't be afraid to do a smooth controlled stroke from point to point and aim to overshoot the line slightly.
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Another tip is to lift the pen off the page just before you finish the line, this will reduce the amount of curling slightly and give you cleaner lines.
Ellipses
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Planes exhibiting some distorted proportions, try not to rush them too much as they better they are, the more solid your ellipses will be.
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Your ellipses show some slight wobbliness in shape, ensure you are ghosting enough times to get an idea of the shape before committing to it.
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Funnels look good,main thing that sticks out is that most of them are slightly offset from the minor axis.
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I'd also work on getting your passes on the ellipses to be more accurate to the initial shape, this is just another line confidence thing.
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Be careful to do controlled ellipses as these ones have a habit of overshooting the funnel slightly;
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Remember to vary the degree of the ellipse as you do additional ones from the central point, this will be get you used to doing more varied angles later.
Boxes
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Spacing between the boxes is good, but make sure you are not trying to overcorrect and drawing extra lines, if one is wrong, or misses, don't worry, just move onto the next one.
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Make sure to vary the height of the horizon line in the frame to give you some variation in your practice.
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Ensure you are drawing lines to the VP after the boxes are done, you missed one panel out (or perhaps it didn't scan properly?)
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Line confidence is the main thing, make sure to ghost the lines enough, a wonky box that has lines that intersect fully is better than one which has lines that stop short.
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When placing the other corners, ensure you ghost to the vanishing point enough to get a sense of where the point should be.
Good progression size-wise for depth, don't be afraid to do some larger boxes, being able to draw longer lines is trickier but will serve you well when you need to do short ones.
Keep in mind a rough idea of the vanishing points for each box, so you can maintain the shape. You'll be doing plenty of boxes anyway so this isn't too big of a deal at the moment.
Next Steps:
Overall it's looking good! I'd suggest incorporating the superimposed and planes with ellipses into your regular warm-ups as improving your line confidence will go a long way into improving your mark-making, You'll be doing plenty of boxes and lines in later lessons, so no need to worry to much. Keep up the good work!
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