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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

3:27 PM, Friday October 29th 2021

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4:25 PM, Friday October 29th 2021

Personally I think you should move on to the 250 box challenge to get a better understanding of 3D space overall I think your work is quite good your lines are very clean

I would also say you should practice drawing ellipses using your shoulder more

overall I think you did a great job (I'm new to criticing work so I hope this helps)

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250 box challenge

Planes of ellipses

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12:09 PM, Sunday October 31st 2021

Hey Edamame,

I agree withe Beesechurger but have an additional comment.

Your work is looking good with the exception of the rotated boxes exercise. You did not follow the instructions, the boxes should only have a small distance between the different front faces. I am guessing you wanted to challenge yourself, which is fine - or you got confused. Either way doing the 250 box challenge will help you get a better understanding of perspective.

Next Steps:

You should move on to the 250 box challenge if you haven't already!

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