Well, here we are at last: all the homework for Lesson 1. After starting and restarting Draw A Box for ages, wishing I could be making the kind of art I so admire, I finally knuckled down and took the first step on my journey. All it took was a global pandemic and forced lock down. I tried as best I can, at my current level of ability. Hopefully, the concepts are at least sinking in a bit!
Your lines are nice and straight, good job.
Your ellipses were a little bit out of bounce at first, but you've improved while doing these exercises, so keep focusing on putting your ellipses right inside of the box.
For boxes, you have a room for improvement, but you've understood the "when-it-gets-farer-it-get-smaller" technique, and it's a good point. You'll improve a lot your boxes construction by making the 250 boxes challenge.
Next Steps:
You can already start Lesson 2, and 250 boxes challenge. Keep in mind to practice these simple exercises often, especially those with ellipses, where you struggle a bit more.
Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.
Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.
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