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250 Box Challenge

11:05 PM, Monday July 13th 2020

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Thank you in advance to anyone willing to give critique. Pages are labeled 1-21 (but since I used the backs of pages as I went page 2 is technically page 1.5). So in order it would be page 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, and so on. I'm already aware that I need to work on maintaining straight lines and avoiding wobbling. While I did think I got better as I went (barring an occasionally bad box), even by the end I was having trouble lining up vanishing points. If my points were too far I ended up with several lines that were parallel. If the point was too close I had trouble judging the orientations of my lines (even after several ghost line strokes). This often results in the lines connected to the hidden vertex being the worse. In those situations I tried to get all three directions for the hidden vertex somewhat correct rather than 2 right and one really wrong. But any advice on improving my vanishing point tracing would be appreciated.

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7:02 PM, Wednesday August 19th 2020

Hi!

Saw your submission on lesson 2, so i came to see your 250 boxes, and i've nothing about to say: Congrats and very good job. Maybe you're not satisfied, that happens to all of us, but it's a major achivement to tackle this challenge and finish it.

I'm currently working on lesson 2, so i don't feel ready to critiques someone else exercises, so hope someone else critique your other submission.

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1:59 PM, Thursday August 20th 2020

Thank you! And I understand the critique comment. I only just started feeling comfortable enough to critique lesson 1 and I've been done it for weeks. Best of luck with the rest of your lesson 2!

3:18 PM, Friday August 28th 2020

I'll give this submission an agree.

However, the hatching on the front plane needs to be mindful and not scribbling. Imagine each line of the hatching to be the same as the lines you make to complete your box. This'll also give you mileage in drawing lines, an opportunity which you've let slip by.

4:26 PM, Saturday August 29th 2020

Right, I'll keep that in mind in the future. Thank you.

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