Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.

Not only does the challenge help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.

Things you did well:

• For the most part you're keeping your lines smooth and confidently drawn. There is the occasional wobble so just remember confidence is our first priority and accuracy will improve with mileage.

• You're taking the time to space your hatching lines evenly which helps keep your boxes look tidy rather than rushed.

• It's nice to see that you're trying to apply line weight. Most people need some mileage before they feel comfortable working with it so getting an early start like this helps build that comfort faster. You do apply it a bit heavy handedly at times and it does look like you're triyng to redraw lines as wel. Remember that you want it it to be subtle, one extra line is all you need and if your lines aren't accurate just yet try not to stress because they'll improve with time.

• You did a good job of experimenting with orientations and proportions. Experimenting helps us learn new concepts and makes sure the improvement is more well rounded rather than just one specific method seeing growth. It's a great habit to build and one I hope you'll continue to nurture going forward.

Things to work on:

• I'd like you to experiment with rates of foreshortening more. Currently you mostly keep your vanishing points far from your boxes and your lines as parallel as you can. Try bringing your vanishing points in closer to achieve a more dramatic rate of foreshortening and see how your lines will react. Remember that experimenting is an important part of the learning process.

• There are times where you're imaginging you vanishing point between the viewer and box. This causes you to extend your lines in the wrong direction and they end up diverging from the actual vanishing point which distorts your box. Boxes 231, 236, and 245 are examples of this. Here's a guide I wrote that will hopefully help you understand how to place these vanishing points and line extensions more consistently.

• There are times when your lines converge in pairs or you attempt to keep your lines a bit too parallel which results in them diverging. This is an example of lines converging in pairs, and this shows the relation between each line in a set and their respective vanishing point. The inner pair of lines will be quite similar unless the box gets quite long and the outer pair can vary a lot depending on the location of the vanishing point. Move it further away and the lines become closer to parallel while moving it closer increases the rate of foreshortening

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.

I won't be moving you on to the next lesson just yet, each lesson builds off concepts in the previous course material so if you move forward with un-addressed issues you end up just creating further issues on top of them.

I'd like you to draw 20 more boxes please. Focus on experimenting with rates of foreshortening, proportions and trying to place your vanishing points and line extensions more consistently.

Once you've completed your boxes reply to this critique with a link to them, I'll address anything that needs to be worked on and once you've shown you're ready I'll move you on to the next lesson.

I know you can do this and look forward to seeing your work.