Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
6:47 PM, Sunday October 11th 2020
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7:11 PM, Monday April 5th 2021
Hey Oroi! You've waited a while, huh.
Your line exercises look good. The curved superimposed ones look a bit fuzzy, but that'll improve with enough time and practice.
Ellipse exercises are also good. Some of the ellipses in the Funnels don't have their minor axis aligned to the middle line, just remember next time to draw them so that they're cleanly cut in half by the middle line.
Your box exercises are well done! You got a good grasp of one-point perspective by the end of Rough Perspective. Some of the Organic Perspective boxes are definitely not cubes, but the important part is that they look and feel solid.
Next Steps:
Everything here looks really good! You understand the general idea of each exercise. Now move on to the 250 Box Challenge! I hope you didn't give up from the long wait.
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A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.
In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.