Hey! Let’s take this one section at a time~

Starting off the lines section, the superimposed lines exercise looks good. Your lines are smooth, properly lined up at the start, and of a consistent trajectory. The arcing ones seem to have been a little bit more of a struggle, but this is expected. The ghosted lines, and especially the ghosted planes, look quite good, too- I had to double check that you hadn’t used a ruler for some of those! I have 2 recommendations. The first is to make your start/end points a little smaller. The idea is that the resulting line should, if perfectly placed, swallow the both of them. The second is to actually plot some start/end points for the non-diagonal center lines of the planes. Remember: all lines need start/end points, because all lines are drawn using the ghosting method (and the first step in said method is 'plot start/end points'!)

Moving on to the ellipse section, the table of ellipse exercise looks alright. I notice, however, that the ellipses start off a little stiff, then stabilize during their second rotation. To fix this, I’ll recommend spending a little longer on the ghosting phase, and only moving past it once you’re comfortable in the built-up motion. I also notice that the ellipses are all of a similar degree- this is a missed opportunity, and one that comes back to bite you in an upcoming exercise (more on that later!) Finally, I notice that there’s a bit too much empty space in the page, particularly on page 2, so I urge you to spend a little longer planning its composition next time, so as to make use of it all. The ellipses in planes exercise looks good- the ellipses do a good job of maintaining their roundness, despite the added difficulty of having to hit all 4 sides of the plane. This isn’t the case for all of them, certainly, but this seems to be the exception, rather than the rule. So long as you’re mindful of it, that exception is going to disappear, too, I promise. I’ll also recommend being a little more mindful of their rotations. Try to go around them a minimum of 2 times, and no more than 3. Now, let’s talk about your funnels. Immediately, I notice that some of the thinner ellipses are a little pointy. This is usually an indication that a student is (likely unconsciously) reverting to a lesser pivot, in order to gain a little more control during those hard turns. This is, of course, incorrect. All marks must originate from the shoulder. I’ll recommend practicing this motion in a less demanding exercise, however- the table of ellipses exercise, perhaps? Ehem... :P Outside of that, the funnels look good. Occasionally, an ellipse won’t be cut in half by its minor axis, but this is expected, and easily fixed by spending a little longer on the ghosting phase. (Be sure to rotate the page as needed when you do so, too.)

Finally, there’s the dreaded box section. The plotted perspective exercise looks quite clean- nicely done. Conversely, the rough perspective exercise looks a little messy. Remember that each line is drawn once, and only once. If it comes out wrong? Big deal! Likely, no one will notice, anyway. Now, if you make it scream its presence by adding more ink in that general area... that’s a different story. Hence, the recommendation is to leave it be. Thankfully, that’s the only issue- the verticals, horizontals, and convergences look fine. In this page, anyway. Though I’m sure the second page looks the same, if not better, I’ll still hold off on marking this lesson as complete until I’ve seen it- just to be safe. The rotated boxes exercise looks nice. It’s big (I think... try to have the borders of the page in the frame next time, if at all possible), the boxes are snug, and do a solid job of rotating. You haven’t drawn through them all, however, and, as a direct result of that, have a lesser understanding of 3D space, as compared to someone who has. It’s an important skill, as it helps us convey the solidity of our forms, so I recommend becoming familiar with it. Thankfully, it’s one of the things that’s covered in the box challenge, so you don’t need to worry, but, just the same, I’ll request that you be more mindful of it, from now on. Finally, the organic perspective exercise looks nice. You’ve, for the most part, been mindful of their foreshortening, and their increase in size, and many overlaps, do a good job of suggesting their flow- nicely done, all around.

I’ll be happy to mark this lesson as complete...