Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

1:02 PM, Tuesday August 4th 2020

Draw a box Lesson 1 - Google Photos

0: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PGe7aCZD9mMeLfCM7

Phew,

this was time consuming. I'm not proud of everything what have happened here but I finished this and that's fine :x.

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2:21 PM, Tuesday August 4th 2020

Looks good. Few pointers, the rotated box exercise, on the outer boxes they aren't as rotated as much as uncomfortable would like. This is fine though, I did the same thing and this will improve if you decide to do it again in the future. Ellipses, you need to work on maintaining the degree of ellipses when drawing them adjacent to each other, also make sure they meet the lines that bound them in planes or in the funnel. Organic perspective needs work but this will be ironed out with the 250 box challenge so it doesnt matter so much. Your lines are bending on your point to point, to fix this move the pen at the appropriate speed, dont just "go fast" because thats what youre told. Look at the starting point, then the end point and back as you draw the line. It will improve with time. Your perspective drawings with lines extended to the horizon look fine. try not to have the superimposed lines fray on both ends, fraying on one end is fine. I would say you have passed. You need to keep working on these exercises though, just try to fit it in a few times a week if not each time you draw as a warm up. This is actually a really good outcome and you should be proud of everything you have done here.

Next Steps:

I advise you do the 250 box challenge next.

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5:15 PM, Tuesday August 4th 2020

Thank you c:,

I'm about to start the 250 box challenge tomorrow. I appreciate all the advices and I'll work harder to be better :).

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