Hello MRMOKHNACH!
Overall, nicely done.
Lines:
Your lines are overall pretty confident with smooth and continuous flow. There are some that waver/wobble or sometimes arc a bit as you draw towards the targeted point. To note, confidence should take precedence and be prioritized before accuracy. It’s ok that the lines aren’t fully accurate, as it is imperative to first develop the shoulder muscle memory to draw out smooth, confident strokes. So continue to ghost and execute every line with your shoulder.
Ellipses:
Ellipses are off to a good start and are generally confident. There are a couple of exceptions, where the ellipses turn sharply as you fit your ellipses it their allotted spaces. Ellipses in the funnel are generally aligned to the minor axis. Though minor, there are just a couple that tilt slightly, losing its symmetry on either side of the minor axis. You are generally drawing through your ellipses, but there are some that are not fully drawn through. Draw through the ellipses fully 2 times through (but no more than 3 times time).
Boxes:
As you continue to go through your boxes, I notice your lines remain confident. At times, there are repeated/corrected lines. No matter how tempting it is to correct an errant line, do not correct or repeat over it to correct it. To help prevent this, take your time with planning with dots. The great thing about dots is you don’t have to commit to the very first dot(s) you place. They can be moved around as you see fit before you commit to a line. But once you draw the line, stick with what you have even if it’s wrong.
Rough perspective:
You’ve done a pretty nice job maintaining horizontal lines to be parallel to the horizon line, and vertical lines perpendicular to it. The convergences of the boxes aren’t too bad.
Rotating boxes:
First, kudos on completing this exercise! The boxes are generally rotating along the vertical and horizontal, so nice job. The boxes are also pretty well neighbored to each other and drawn through.
Organic perspective:
Generally, as the boxes get gradually smaller on the path, you’ve conveyed a sense that they move away from the viewer. In terms of perspective, you’re off to a good start. There are just a couple of sets of parallel lines that don’t quite converge consistently to its shared vanishing point. You’ll have plenty of more practice though in the 250 Box Challenge!
With that, congratulations on completing Lesson 1!
Next Steps:
Continue to use these exercises as part of your warm ups (about 10-15 minutes)
Feel free to move onto the 250 box challenge
Don’t forget to take breaks and draw for fun!
Also, now that you’ve completed Lesson 1, I encourage you to critique some Lesson 1 community submissions. Not only will this help the community, but it will also solidify and help reinforce your understanding of the material. Of course, this is optional. But if you’d be willing to help, a guide was created by one of our community members on how to go about critiquing Lesson 1 here: https://pastebin.com/dYnFt9PQ
A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.
In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.
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