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11:42 AM, Tuesday June 30th 2020
Hi plantsonhead,
Thanks for submitting your homework for lesson 1!
Here's my critique:
Overall I think the main thing you need to improve upon is confident lines. This is especially evident in your ellipses. I hope my notes below can help.
1. Lines
- I'm noticing quite a bit of wobble in your lines. Prioritise confidence over accuracy when it comes to lines.
See this example: https://d15v304a6xpq4b.cloudfront.net/lesson_images/5bcda336.jpg
A wobbly line can mean you've tried to draw the line accurately, going slow. It could also be that your drawing surface is uneven, or you're not drawing from your shoulder.
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In superimposed lines you aren't fraying the line at the starting dot, this is good. It means you're placing your pen carefully to start the line. Keep this up.
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I'm seeing a little bit of arching in your lines - in ghosted planes particularly. This might be because you're not using your shoulder.
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You are plotting your lines with points first before drawing the line. Keep this up.
2. Ellipses
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You've done a good job with placing the ellipses, there's not much overlapping or going outside of the bounds of the tables. Keep this up.
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In funnels, the minor axis (middle line) cuts the ellipses in 2 symetrical halves. Keep this up.
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Overall though your ellipses look quite wobbly and I think you need to work on this - the lines could be much more confident.
3. Boxes
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In rough perspective your width lines are parallel to the horizon and your height lines are perpendicular - good work.
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In rotated boxes some of the outer boxes look like you maybe gave up, and the line quality here starts to get a bit worse (wobbly).
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In general I think your boxes could use some work. Your lines in ghosted lines and ghosted planes are pretty good - I'd love to see the lines of your boxes like this as well.
Next Steps:
I'd request that you revisit and submit the following:
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Two more pages of tables of ellipses - the goal here is to get confident ellipses without wobble. Make sure you draw these from your shoulder and be really confident with it.
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One more page of rough perspective - the goal here is to reinforce a confident straight line. I think you're quite good at this in ghosted lines, but you need to apply this to your boxes too.
10:50 PM, Sunday July 19th 2020
Sorry for taking so long to get back. Here's my revisions
4:45 AM, Sunday July 26th 2020
You have improved a lot with these. Keep it up!
Next Steps:
Continue to use these exercises as part of your warm ups (about 10-15 minutes)
Feel free to move onto the 250 box challenge
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