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3:34 PM, Friday December 10th 2021

Ki Kazegmoug I'll be handling the critique for your 250 box challenge, but first of all let me congratulate you upon completing it as it certainly requires time and patience to make it to the end.

-Let's start by addressing your linework, throughout the challenge you applied lineweight, but keep in mind to ghost through each new superimposed line and to only add one, as we want to keep it subtle.

-In some cases your lines tend to be very sketchy and wobbly, the ghosting method is all about getting rid about al hesitation when drawing your lines, so make sure you keep practicing.

-There are cases where you applied lineweight to the internal edges of the box, like the Y initial lines for example, remember that we only want to add lineweight to the lines representing the silhouette of the box.

-As a final note regarding lineweight, you have to ghost trough your hatching lines, as they are sitting on a completely flat surface they have to be as smooth as possible.

-In your early attempts you failed at extending the lines, as you did it in the wrong direction, take a look a t this diagram, ultimately what you want to keep in mind is to extend your lines from the initial Y shape, and if you see any sets of lines that are diverging or seem to be parallel, the reason could be that you extended them in the wrong diretion.

-One thing I like about your work is the way you experimented with the different orientations and sizes of the boxes, so good job there.

-And as a final observation keep an eye for parallel lines, your lines always have to converge even if it's just slightly.

The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.

Next Steps:

To make sure you address the points highlighted here, I want you to draw 30 more boxes.

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
4:31 PM, Saturday December 11th 2021

Thank you so much for your time and critique. I will apply what was learned from these lessons as I move forward. Thank you again :)

3:36 PM, Sunday December 19th 2021

https://imgur.com/a/0qTT2hN

Sorry for the late reply but this link contains the additional 30 boxes

4:49 PM, Sunday December 19th 2021

Okay so first of all your applications of lineweight are much better, keep in mind that you only need to add it to the edges, not the internal lines.

  • Some of your lines still look scratchy, you have kept it subtler compared to your previous boxes, so keep practicing.

-You still are drawing sets of lines that are parallel, keep in mind that because of perspective none of your sets of lines should diverge or be parallel.

-I like that you are experimenting more with the boxes orientation so good job there.

Next Steps:

I'm pleased with your progress at this point, now the only thing left for you is to keep practicing, So good luck

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