super imposed lines: fraying but don't worry, with practice you will improve
ghosted lines: confident and straight, precision will improve with time. Some are a bit wobbly or curved but that's ok
planes: here I see a bit more wobblying, you were probably trying to be more precise, but focus on confident straight lines rather than precise ones
ellipses in table: as you drew them the ellipses improved, there is still the problem of gaps or spilling out from the frame but it will improve with time
ellipses in planes: same comment as before
funnels: bottom right is very shaky but that's due to the axis not correctly centered, overall good but I can feel here you struggled a bit more compared to the previous ellipses exercises
plotted perspective: is missing
rough perspective: don't shade in this exercise, there are some lines that are weirdly straight I hope you didn't use a ruler since this is a freehard exercise. If you fail a line leave it, don't redo the lines over and over until you get it right, look at the example exercise (also look at the student recordings at the bottom of the homework page). Keep the paper clean, so avoid those "M" at the bottom of the page. don't draw boxes over the vanishing point.
rotated boxes: Here is why I feel the previous lines are kinda sussy, if you can draw such straight lines why here you drew them so wobbly? That being said, here you are missing the limiting boxes at the ends of each axis. I repeat, do not redo lines if you fail them, draw confident straight lines instead of wobbly ones trying to be precise, do a lot of ghosting if you feel unsure and be aware where you start when you place the fineliner down. don't crosshatch here, just shade with 1 set of parallel lines because otherwise it becomes hard to see the construction lines. Draw the boxes closer to each other because otherwise you can't use the neighbouring boxes edges to construct the next boxes. In fact you guessed a lot instead of following the neighbouring edges, and you are missing two boxes in the top right and left corner
organic perspective: same comment about wobbly lines and not redo the lines. The perspective is off in many of the boxes. When you draw them think where their vanishing points should go, trace them with the ghosting method (without actually drawing the line going towards the vanishing point), then plan the next edge by ghosting from the vanishing point.
Next Steps:
to do:
the missing page of plotted perspective
do again the rotated boxes, but watch again the exercise video + read the exercise instructions carefully, in doubt check also the students recordings at the bottom of the homework page. This is an hard exercise, I don't want you to make something perfect, just something ok-ish that shows that you read all the instructions carefully.
1 page of rough perspective, but watch again the exercise video + read the exercise instructions carefully.
Also take a look again at the perspective lessons (video + written lessons) and try to draw a 3 point perspective box (freehand or not), don't need to submit this one, it's just to make you get a feel for it for the box challenge and to see what is off in some boxes in the organic perspective.
Your sense of perspective will improve with the box challenge.
Remember to not redo lines and value straight confident lines over precise wobbly ones. If you feel your lines are wobbly do some warm up exercises by drawing a bunch of ghosted lines + superimposed lines. Don't rush it and take it slow.
I botched the rotated box exercise again , do you want to see it or should I try again ?
let's see, it's not important that you get them totally right, you just need to show that you've followed the instructions correctly
First revision of the 3 exercises :
Rotated box
plotted perspective
rough perspective
Michael Hampton is one of my favourite figure drawing teachers, specifically because of how he approaches things from a basis of structure, which as you have probably noted from Drawabox, is a big priority for me. Gesture however is the opposite of structure however - they both exist at opposite ends of a spectrum, where structure promotes solidity and structure (and can on its own result in stiffness and rigidity), gesture focuses on motion and fluidity, which can result in things that are ephemeral, not quite feeling solid and stable.
With structure and spatial reasoning in his very bones, he still provides an excellent exploration of gesture, but in a visual language in something that we here appreciate greatly, and that's not something you can find everywhere.
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