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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

4:57 PM, Thursday July 22nd 2021

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Hi everyone ! first homework submission here, looking forward to the critiques !

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7:25 AM, Friday July 23rd 2021

Wow!! Amazing start.Hi there!. I'm chiran and thanks for submitting the assignment to the community.today I'm gonna go over your submission and try my best to provide helpful and effective feedback as possible.

this feed back will consists of three parts. alright! lets explore the three parts.

PART 1: PRAISES ( The work you did well):

From observing your submission, I get the sense that, you got good grasping of lesson 1 exercises and you did executed each individual marks to the best of your ability prioritizing confidence over accuracy.

  • starting from your lines; they are smooth, confident and consistent through out with no fraying on the starting point so that job well done.

  • The job of ghosting is done very well here, meaning you did take time to plan where your lines starts and ends by plotting out the points. I get the sense that you are using shoulder and ghosting method to draw lines.good job on prioritizing confidence over perfection. so I can say you're on the right track.

  • your Ellipses are awesome! They are smooth, confident and are drawn through 2 times. great work ! for striving to fit ellipses within the bounds and snuggling each other gently.

  • Boxes; your boxes are great and they are drawn through so thats perfect!. I get the sense that you are familiar with the perspective already

PART 2 WHERE IT WENT SLIGHTLY OFF?:

  1. Lines: since line exercise is the first exercise where you begin to use shoulder to draw its quite normal to have the lines that arch a bit and frays on the end point. subtle S curves are slightly visible in ghosted exercise but thats ok. through practice ( warm ups) they will get better gradually.

  2. Ellipses: nothing to mention in the table of ellipses and ellipses in planes exercise, they are good!. but there is still room for improvement in ellipses in funnel exercise.

  3. Ah! man your boxes are so good. I Suspect that you are using the ghosting method( plotting out the starting and end dot) to draw your boxes. you got great grasp of 3D space already.

  4. Just to mention here: if you want to apply line weight to the boxes. make sure to apply to the body( silhouette) of the box with a confidence line ( remember to keep it subtle)

Alright! lets move on to part 3

PART 3: THE POINTS TO BE KEPT IN MIND IN ORDER TO IMPROVE:

these are the points that you can incorporate during your warm ups in order to improve in your further exercises:

  • Always continue to mention your conscious mind that to always use shoulder and ghosting method to draw lines, ellipses and even boxes. ghosting method will really help to hon both flow and accuracy.

  • feel free to experiment with different speed of drawing your lines from point A to point B during your warm up session and opt for the smooth and consistent ones. Increasing the speed of execution can really help in reducing wobbly lines and subtle S curves. If arching persists even after using shoulder to draw the lines then they can be reduced by arching consciously in opp direction to compensate the error. through practice they will get better.

  • next time when doing the ellipses in funnel exercise as warm up,continue to strive to align ellipses to the minor axis as possible ( the axis which divides the ellipses into two symmetrical halves)

  • of course continue to draw 2-3 times through your ellipses cuz, they will help in developing the muscle memory

  • over time after you gained sufficient confidence in drawing you can work on accuracy as well.

  • feel free to revisit these exercises after completing the 250 boxes.by that time your spatial ability will be more improved.feel free to add some various degrees of rotation of boxes in organic perspective as well.

  • last but not the least, continue to incorporate these exercises in your regular warm up routines. pick any 1 or 2 exercise and try to do it for 10 -15 min with striving towards the goal. because these warm ups are the hard requirements for any artists at any skill level !

    So overall, i think you are quickly headed in the right direction and ready for the 250 box challenge.

    Yippee! congratulations on completing the lesson 1. I hope this feedback helps. Have a wonderful journey!.

    Thank you .

Next Steps:

  1. you are armed to combat the war of 250 boxes. so go ahead and finish the 250 box challenge. also take your time with it and make sure not to rush. because its definitely worth your time.

  2. Include warm ups in your drawing session. you may want to make it as a routine.

  3. use 50 % rule to your own advantage.remember half of your drawing time should be spent for having fun also.

  4. having any questions related to lesson 1. feel free to reach us on the draw a box discord serer ( lesson 1 channel )

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8:23 AM, Friday July 23rd 2021

Hey chiran, thanks a lot for the extensive and helpful critique ! I really appreciate the time and attention put into it.

Your advice on testing out different speeds to draw lines really speaks to me, because I definitely noticed some differences the few times when I focused on that during exercises. I'll follow your other tips as well !

I now feel a bit more well equipped to tackle the infamous 250 boxes, so I guess I'll get to it haha

Thanks again, and have a wonderful day as well !

Cheers

9:23 AM, Friday July 23rd 2021

Thanks a lot! and good luck with the challenge.

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