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6:36 PM, Saturday December 19th 2020
Hello,
First of all, congratulations! I will make the critique per category.
Lines
In the pages with the Superimposed Lines exercise, most of them look good. The lines will improve in time so keep practicing them as a warm up.
Ghosted Lines exercise - the lines are a little wobbly, you have to be really confident when drawing the line. I think if you combine confidence and use the shoulder pivot, they will improve in no time.
Ghosted Planes - it is really important to start the line and end it exactly where you have the points. I also see some wobbly lines , more confidence could help here too.
Ellipses
Table of ellipses - Overall it is ok. Try to use them also as warm up exercise.
Ellipses in Planes - the ellipses should touch all the sides of the plane. Use the Ghosting method, it helps a lot and you can also rotate the page if you feel the need, in order to make a good ellipse.
Funnels - the funnel ellipses look quite nice, in some case a see space between them, I believe they should be more compact.
Boxes
Plotted Perspective - looks ok, I like that you overlap them. I think that the lines on the boxes could improve, I know they are optional but you can use the occasion to practice line accuracy.
Rough Perspective - It is a hard one for everyone. I would love to see more confident lines when constructing the boxes.
Rotated Boxes - this looks good, it is a complicated one but you should feel proud that you had the courage to start it and have beautiful results.
Organic Perspective - you will have time to learn more about the box perspective in the 250 boxes challenge. :)
Congratulations for the first lesson!!
Next Steps:
Next step: 250 boxes Challenge
You can mix some exercises from this lesson as warm up for the 250 boxes challenge. Try to draw the boxes in sessions because sometimes you might get overwhelmed.
Good Luck!
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