Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
1:40 PM, Thursday September 24th 2020
Some of those have been made using a Faber Castell size S since I didn't had access to a F one. Thanks for understanding !
Hello, I'll take a look at your assignment. I'm just going to go through chronologically.
The superimposed lines are very good. You do experience some wobbling which is likely because you're not used to drawing from the shoulder. Keep at it and that will disappear as you go. On some of the superimposed lines you don't start from the same spot. Always take your time lining up the starting point before drawing. On some of the ghosted lines it's obvious where you start to curve to hit the end goal. It's better to aim for a straight, confident line that misses the end point than one that curves or wobbles to achieve the end.
Your ellipses are pretty good. They're mostly confident and you usually nail the shape. Nice work. With your funnels, be sure to stay alligned with the semi-minor axis. Otherwise it can throw off the whole image.
Most of your perspective stuff is pretty good. The organic perspective could be improved though. There's not a lot of variation in the sizes of most of the boxes as they travel along the lines. I think for this exercise it's okay but for future assignments be sure to do what the instructions are asking.
Next Steps:
I think you're ready to do the 250 box challenge.
Thanks ! I have done the drawabox lesson multiple time in the past but I always worked in a vacuum which is not good and I also didn't draw in an entire year so I thought it could be a good idea to start all over again. It is true that I curve my lines are little but I think it mostly come from the fact that I lost the habit of drawing from my shoulder. For the boxes I don't really now I feel like whatever I do they will always end up looking the same, maybe the 250 box challenges will help with that, maybe it's my brain working against me.
Anyway, thanks for the very kind review !
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