Hello,
There is a lot of improvement throughout the entire project, each page has a little bit more confidence and accuracy than the last. Around box 50 there is a big jump in quality, I suspect here you really knew what you were in for. Throughout the entire project the boxes you draw are at more and more extreme angles. It's like a timeline of watching you stretch the boxes to explore ins and outs of the 3D space. The last few contain the most consistent and confident lines of the entire project. It's night and day comparing your first page of boxes and your last page of boxes.
You seemed to run into the issue of getting two sides right and then having the last side diverge or run parallel. This is a very common issue, and you did progressively get better at avoiding it. It's hard to recommend an easy fix for this, but it's something you will naturally get correct the more often you do it. The only suggestion I can give is try to think how every one line you draw affects two different axes at the same time.
The only real big issue is the way you hatched the front facing side of the box looks a little lazy. Even though it was optional, you should make sure you're ghosting your lines from one edge of the box to another. I don't think it's necessary to redo anything but make sure you're always putting some care and effort into your linework.
Congratulations, You've gone through the exercise that has ended many DaB careers and finished it with flying colors. There are many obvious improvements in your linework and perception of 3D space as a result. You should be proud of yourself. Catch up on any 50/50 if you have to and get started on lesson 2.
Next Steps:
Move on to Lesson 2.
Thanks for your critique, cheatcodesam!. I'm aware that the superimposed lines part is the biggest issue so far, so I'll be working on that part to improve it. And the part of the last side, yes, I understand that it needs some tilt oriented to its vp, so I hope I can improve it with practice. And again, thanks for your critique!
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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