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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

12:21 PM, Tuesday September 27th 2022

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Sorry I couldn't crop the earlier assignments well, for whatever reason my phone wouldn't allow me to. I could've retaken the photos but unfortunately, and yes this is silly to admit, but my cat got to the earlier assignments and chewed up the paper a bit! I felt like that wouldn't be proper of me to submit that. I am now storing the assignments better so believe me this won't happen again I feel apologetic for not being careful about it sooner!

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5:16 PM, Sunday October 2nd 2022

Hello! Congratulations on your first submission. I can see that in general, you're grasping the requirements of the assignment very well, there are just some minor things I think you should consider.

Ghosted Lines, Planes

  • You have a fairly consistent wobble present in your lines. Are you leaning a little bit into the use of your wrist? Be careful of prioritizing your accuracy over the confidence of the mark. Don't over correct! It doesn't matter as much that the line hits the end point perfectly, we just want to see a confident, smooth motion toward the finish of the mark made. I struggle with ending the line at the point as well, so I'll link the lesson points below for you! (This point carries through the rest of the exercises, in my opinion.)

  • Recommend taking a look at this point made here: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/wobbling

  • And also: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/lifthand

Your ellipses start to show the confidence I think we're looking for. You're making two consecutive loops, you seem to have thought out the placement very well.

Next Steps:

Redo the Ghosted Lines and Planes homework, then get ready for 250 boxes! I think revisiting the ghosted lines exercises before proceeding to the 250 box challenge would be beneficial. You grasp the core concepts of the work, but the wobbling may get frustrating for you later on. Don't grind it either! Just do one more of the ghosted lines and planes exercise, and then try to move on.

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
8:16 PM, Saturday October 8th 2022

Thank you so much for the critique ! It was so thorough and i really appreciate the time that you took to give me the advice you did. I do admit I am very insecure about my lines , so going forward i will try to be mindful of this, and i think i will practice some of the earlier assignments you suggested before the next challenge ! Thanks again :)

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