Hi there, THEGOBLINKING! I've reviewed your assignments and here are some notes that might help you:
Superimposed Lines: Hot dang, great accuracy, great stroke confidence, the lines are smooth. 11/10 from me!
Ghosted Lines: Your lines are super smooth! However, several of your lines tend to curve/arch slightly (I've noticed that most of them arch upwards), and some of them are quite wobbly. For the arching lines, one effective method is listed in Drawabox reading material: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/9/arc ; for the wobbly ones, keeping your pen's trajectory straight, move your pen quicker should do the trick.
Ghosted Planes: You also have the same mistakes that I've listed in the "Ghosted Lines" exercise, but that's only true for a few of lines, the rest are fine. There are also some lines that don't quite connect to each other; hence, some of your planes look unfinished.
Eclipses in Planes: Although some of the eclipses are rounded and very smooth, most of them are quite distorted and wobbly. I think you should practice this section a little bit more.
Tables of Eclipses: Most of the eclipses in this exercise are loosely-drawn and quite distorted, especially the second page of this assignment. Also, I've noticed a few of eclipses that float inside the frame. The row/column lines are there to put a cap on how you draw your eclipses, floating eclipses means you have no predetermined goal for this exercise (BUT, the last three rows on your first page of this exercise are very well-done: the eclipses are rounded, smooth and they do touch the outside frame)
Funnels: The eclipses are very smooth and rounded, your work on this one is splendid, although the 'outer' eclipses of some funnels are slightly distorted.
Plotted Perspective: Nothing to say here, 1000/10 from me!
Rough Perspective: Again, you have the same mistakes that have been mentioned in "Ghosted Lines" exercise, other than that, the boxes are very neat and solid.
Rotated Boxes: The boxes are well-drawn, the alignment is perfect, 'mwoah'' beautiful! (Just one tiny suggestion: try to draw boxes at the very top/very bottom corners, it is very difficult and challenging, but that's basically the essence of this exercise.)
Organic Perspective: 'Chef kiss' Ahhhhh la perfection!
Next Steps:
Your work is awesome! There are mistakes then and there, that's unavoidable, but regular practice will improve your aiming accuracy, stroke confidence, etc. Probably by the time you're reading this, you've moved on to the 250 Box Challenge and Lesson 2, but if you haven't, 250 Box Challenge is a must because experiences you gain from this challenge will be crucial for future lessons.
Also, before starting any lesson/challenge, you should spend 10-15 minutes drawing exercises from Lesson 1 again, and you should put more emphasis on the "Eclipses in Planes" and "Tables of Eclipses" exercises more. Keep going and never stop trying!
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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