Hello I’ll be handling the critique for your 250 Box Challenge.

Linework

-You are using the ghostin method to good effect, as you are getting smooth lines while maintaining good accuracy, the first thing I want to call out is that some of your lines turned out very shaky, especially the ones that were shorter. This is something that you struggled with even when you approached the end of the challenge. Take a look at boxes (188, 192, and 205) for example. The important thing to keep in mind is that each line is no less important for being part of a larger group, give each one of them as much attention and focus as possible and use the ghosting method to think about each mark’s purpose and how you are going to achieve it best.

-I can see that you tried to use lineweight on some of your boxes, and for the most part you are doing it correctly. Sometimes the lines do not overlap, so try to keep practicing your superimposed lines. I want to quickly redirect you to this image which shows how to correctly apply lineweight, you can also see this principle in action on this diagram .

-It is nice to see that you are using hatching, but it is important that you try to keep it as tidy as possible, so ghost each additional line and do your best to have them touching the edges of the box. As always, take your time with it, you don’t want to create unintentional focal points.

Box Construction

-You have used the line extension method correctly, and your convergence got better as you progressed through the challenge. Just keep an eye for lines converging in pairs as shown here, the more you practice the better you will get at this and eventually your lines will converge in sets rather than pairs. One thing that can help you is to think about the angles each pair of lines forms respective to their vanishing points, this is exemplified in this diagram. You can see that the inner pair of lines will always be quite similar and the outer pair can vary depending on the position of the vanishing point, the further away you place it the more parallel these lines will be.

-I want you to keep experimenting with the orientation of your boxes, if you have trouble coming up with new angles for them take a look at this image which you can use as reference

-Lastly, I also want you to experiment with the rates of foreshortening, I think most of your boxes show the same rates, don’t forget to include boxes with dramatic rates as well as shallow rates with the vanishing points far away from the page. Experimenting is a good habit, as it helps us to form a more grounded understanding of the concepts we are exploring. I hope you will continue to display and nurture this habit in the future.

You may have some things to keep working on but I have no doubt that you will improve with practice, I’ll go ahead and mark this challenge as complete.

They there, I thought I would give some feedback! Good job finishing!

Linework

I think this is the largest flaw I see with this right now. I would absolutely continue moving forward to keep practicing your lines. Drawing two dots on a page, then trying to cleanly strike them, find a position that your arm likes and makes the most straight stroke. Use a ruler, draw a real straight line first then try and match it next to it as well. Train your arm and hand to mechanically draw a clean line at any length across the page. It's not easy but it becomes second nature over time.

Convergences

A lot of your boxes feel very samey, I would try and vary the way they can converge, try and make the converging really extreme and so little it's almost isometric. Play with it, a box is a very invaluable tool, that once honed can pay dividends down the road.

Good job finishing though keep on moving forward!