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5:58 PM, Sunday May 16th 2021
Time for feedback.
- Lines exercises
1. Superimposed lines has too many frying lines. Furthermore, the starting point on many lines varies, so it seems like you are not
measuring where your line should start. Keep an eye to these things. A tip that could help you is to focus on the finishing point and trying to make your line the most confident possible. Also, the second page it's quite empty compared to your first page. Add more lines to practice with
2. Ghosted lines has some issues. First, there are some repeated executions on some lines. While it's tempting to correct our mistake, once the line is marked, it's marked. Try to not draw over them in an attempt to fix it. There are also some wobbly lines and some confident ones. Remember to use your shoulder when executing your line.
3. Ghosted planes looks better than your ghosted lines. There are wobbly lines, so again, remember to use your shoulder and to ghost the times you need.
- Ellipses exercises
1. Table of ellipses needs work on the execution part. It has the same problem mentioned earlier on Ghosted Lines, wobbly lines. Remember to ghost during the process. Also, there are some ellipses that aren't close enough. Remember, plan your ellipses, don't rush theme.
2. Ellipses on planes looks quite better than table of ellipses, you got the point of this exercises.
3. Funnels are somewhat messy. Most ellipses don't align with the minor axis you marked, and the funnel in the center with the biggest ellipse has placed its minor axis wrongly (it should be perpendicular to the major axis). Also, you didn't mark the minor axis in the funnels placed in the corners.
- Boxes exercises
1. Plotted perspective has some vertical lines a bit rotated. The rest is fine
2. Rough perspective has messy boxes. You have to make sure that vertical lines on boxes are parallel, and they follow the rules that were indicated in the lesson (see how the horizontal and vertical lines of the dots are parallel due to perspective https://d15v304a6xpq4b.cloudfront.net/lesson_images/d7d1a619.jpg).
3. Rotated boxes. I have to be clear and sincere with this, it's a total mess. This is in no sense meant to be said in a mean way, I want to be clear with that. This exercise is made to make you fail, but I can't see here any following of the stated guidelines given in the exercise. You should take your time, read the text of the exercise, analyze it, and then start working on it.
4. Organic perspective needs more confident lines, and you should ghost through your way to the vanishing points. Most boxes don't have this concept applied correctly.
As final notes, I think you should spend more time trying to understand the boxes lesson, in specific, the last 3 exercises. This takes time, and can't be rushed, because making it that way usually result in something rather bad. So, take your time, and do it the best you can next time. Ghost and make sure you try to get the best lines you can. Hope this helped you.
Next Steps:
I can't recommend you to advance to the 250 boxes challenge. There are some exercises that you should repeat, not rushing them, and making sure you understand how they are done.
The exercises I ask you to do are:
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A page of funnels, keeping in mind the minor axis and how the ellipses will be.
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A page of rough perspective. I want you to be wary of which lines should be parallel, as well as you ghost from the point to your vanishing point.
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A page of rotated boxes. Yes, I want you to repeat this. It's hard, but I think you need to take your time first understanding the theory and how the perspective affects to the roted boxes.
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A page of organic perspective. Make sure you ghost to your expected vanishing point, and you don't rush or repeat the lines already executed.
3:33 PM, Tuesday May 18th 2021
Just wanted to say that i appreciate your honesty and hope that i did better this time https://imgur.com/gallery/xzhFYKv
6:21 PM, Tuesday May 18th 2021
Hello again Yugen. Now your work seems better. However, I want to note some things, to help you improve your exercises and warmups.
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In funnels, your alignment with the minor axis looks better. However, your lines don't seem to be very confident. Don't fear, ghost and execute with your shoulder. It's preferable a confident line that it's not super accurate (but tries to be close to the limits) than one that fits on the limiting lines of the funnels but looks really wobbly
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In rough perspective, some lines are still a bit rotated, but it looks better than the other try. Keep working that ghosting to the vp, and try to get your lines parallels to the planes with infinite vps.
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Rotated boxes looks now better, the work is more solid. However, I made a note about the vanishing points (https://imgur.com/a/9A2te0s). Be wary of how perspective works
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Organic perspective is still kinda messy, and I think you are struggling with perspective. You have to remember that the lines that compose a box are directed to a vanishing point (in each box, 3 vps, with 4 set of lines directing to each vp). So, instead of getting away, they should converge (https://imgur.com/a/QNmaIID)
Next Steps:
I think now you can fight a bit better against the 250 box challenge. Remember to do your warmups prior to your drawing sessions, so you practice and get technique under your belt. Remember, use your shoulder and ghost your lines.
Good luck!
6:36 PM, Tuesday May 18th 2021
Thank you very much
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