Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
11:54 AM, Thursday May 14th 2020
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Let’s start with the lines section. The superimposed lines look fairly good, though I do notice a tendency to course correct whenever you run off-course- this is discouraged. I also notice that you didn’t try any arcing lines... It’s there in the text instructions, but it’s a little easy to miss, so I generally recommend people mimic the example homework to the best of their ability, instead. Moving on to the ghosted lines, I notice that they don’t always start at the starting point. It’s important for them to. This does improve in the ghosted planes exercise, but in case it’s not clear, it’s important to do in both of these exercises. Speaking of the planes, I’d recommend plotting start/end points for their non-diagonal center lines, and if a line stops short, don’t extend it- leave it.
Moving on to the ellipse section, I spot another problem that is fixed eventually, but I’ll still mention to be safe: you should be rotating around your ellipses 2-3 times, always. The table of ellipses exercise has some spacing issues- it’s important for your ellipses to be snug, and hit all available sides of the frame (this includes the ellipses next to them.) In that same vein, ellipses should not be floating inside of a frame. So, for instance, the right frame on the first row of page 2 is incorrect. The ellipses inside of planes are done well. The second (and third) rotations don’t always match the first, but that’s something that’ll improve through mileage (and more ghosting!) The funnels look nice, but be particularly mindful of the tilt of your ellipses. The minor axis of the funnel is meant to cut them into equal, symmetrical halves, so they need to stand up straight. Remember, also, that their degrees should either remain constant, or increase as they move away from the center- not decrease.
Finally, we arrive at the box section. It definitely looks like you had a lot of trouble with the rough perspective exercise. The first issue is in regards to the linework. I mentioned this a little earlier, too, but it’s important to not redo a line, regardless of whether it comes out right. The second issue is in regards to the convergences, and it’s easily fixed through upping your ghosting time. Don’t commit to a line unless you’re 100% certain that it’s correct. Knowing, instead of guessing, and all that. The rotated boxes exercise also seems to have been a struggle, but this is expected. Really, all that’s asked of you is to attempt it, which you have. Finally, the organic perspective exercise is nicely done. The boxes flow nicely, though there is the occasional divergence. The box challenge will take care of that, and then some, though.
Before I send you off to it...
Next Steps:
I’d like to see one page of arcing superimposed lines, one page of table of ellipses, and one page of rough perspective, keeping all of my pointers in mind.
https://imgur.com/gallery/szXwGN1
Dear Benj,
Thank you so much for the critique. I had problems with rough perspective, this is actually the second try. I understand the rules but my hand is still uncooperative :(. I hope it will be ok.
Best regards,
iarina
No worries- what’s important is to try. If you try, you’ll get it eventually. Great improvement, by the way! I’ll pass you onto the box challenge in a second, but first, let me give you some extra pointers to keep in mind for the daily portion of these exercises. For the ellipses, be careful not to deform them. They should fill all available space, certainly, but they should also be rounded. For the rough perspective exercise, if a line stops short, try not to extend it, or redo it. It’s okay to make mistakes. In that same vein, feel free to place a million points down, to test out the convergences. Don’t feel obligated to go for your first, or even second attempt. Anyway, thanks for getting back to me so quickly, and best of luck in the challenge!
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge
Thank you so much for the advice! Have a nice day!
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