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3:11 PM, Tuesday June 1st 2021
Hi, well done for finishing lesson 1 :)
Here are some of my thoughts:
Lines
Your superimposed lines are neat, drawn confidently and with little fraying, good job. For future warmups you could try drawing more curly/wavy lines.
Ghosted lines and planes are on the whole quite straight. Some lines do look a bit wobbly however. Make sure you're drawing with your shoulders (not wrists) and confidently executing the strokes.
Ellipses
I really like your table of ellipses, even just on page 2 I could see an improvement in the way the ellipses fit more snugly against each other and against the bounds of the table.
Continue drawing through your ellipses, it may seem quite messy to do so but with practise your ellipses will become tighter over time.
For the funnels exercise, watch out as the minor axis (the line in the middle) does not always cut ellipses into 2 symmetrical halves. It may be easier to draw the two arcs first, then draw the line the middle so it is perfectly inbetween the two arcs. Some of your ellipses are also not aligned
Boxes
Good attempt on the rough perspectives exercise, you should find that with time your VP estimates will become more and more accurate :)
Rotated boxes looks quite small and angular instead of being more rounded overall. I think this is because you left out some boxes at the corners. Next time, starting with a bigger box could enable you to better visualise the rotation. To be honest, I struggle a lot with this exercise too so I understand the pain!
Your organic perspective boxes show gradual change in size.
All in all, I think this is a very good effort!
Next Steps:
250 box challenge! wooo
This will give you a greater understanding of how a form may sit in 3D space, and improve your understanding of perspective which may help with rotated boxes and organic perspective.
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