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8:00 AM, Sunday September 19th 2021

Hey there! Congrats on completing Lesson 1! I'm Ennui, and I'll be giving you feedback today!

Let's take it section by section!

Lines:

Good going on the Superimposed Lines exercise! Your lines are confident, follow a steady trajectory, and there is only significant fraying at one end. That is great!

Your Ghosted Lines are really great too! I see steady, confident lines with minimal wobble or arching, and a high level of accuracy with joining the two points. I am also incredibly interested in the patterns you made but hey, I'm a simple person. I see complicated but beautiful pattern, I click.

Ghosted Planes are really good too! My earlier feedback stands in regards to the quality of your lines, and I'm seeing practically no undershooting. I do notice that in some points, you draw over it to correct a mistake. I advise you not to do that and instead just commit to the line, even if its way off. This is because attempting to correct a mistake like this only seems to direct more attention to the mistake. Still, great work!

Ellipses:

Nice work on the ellipses! I'm seeing consistent ellipses in your Tables of Ellipses, and you've drawn through them twice well, as well as largely been able to adhere to the boundaries. That is great work!

Your Ellipses in Planes also came out very well, with the same feedback of being able to adhere to the boundaries well. I did notice that you seemed to be facing trouble with the extremely contorted planes, but still managed to do them well. Good job there!

Funnels is also good! You've managed to keep the ellipses to the minor axis and the funnel well! Also good attempt at varying the degrees of the ellipses, even if the shift is slightly drastic, but that's fine. I did notice that in a couple of places you seemed to be having trouble keeping the ellipses together, but that's fine! Overall, good job!

Boxes:

Plotted Perspective came out well! Good job!

Your Rough Perspective also came out quite well. Most of your depth lines converged towards the VP, so that is great! Your boxes are also a lot more steady than mine were xD

Good attempt on the Rotated Boxes! I did notice that you had trouble keeping the extreme corner boxes close, but that's fine! It is a tough exercise, and you've given a great attempt.

Your Organic Perspective also came out really well! I like how you were able to keep to the guideline and the quality of your boxes! Also, good work on varying the box sizes to show perspective! I did once again notice the issue of drawing multiple times to correct a mistake, but overall, great work!

Final Critique:

A great attempt at tough exercises! You've done well with keeping your lines clean and steady! The only issue I would like to point out is drawing over your mistakes to correct them. Don't do that as it draws more attention to the mistake than just committing to the previous line would. However, you did a great job, and you're ready for the next challenge!

Remember to do two or three of these exercises for 10-15 minutes as warmups! I wish you luck in your art journey, and feel free to ask me if you have any questions!

Next Steps:

Go ahead with the 250 Box Challenge!

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4:08 AM, Monday September 20th 2021

Thank you so much for your help!

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