Hey!
Just finished the first lesson. The hardest things so far have been encountering more than one line at a given point and hitting the walls when drawing ellipses. Even though I am using the ghosting method, these "boundary" parts seem to always go off.
Any tips and critics are more than welcome!
Thanks
Hi, I hope you find this review helpful. I try to follow this guide.
Lines
Superimposed Lines: The lines are mostly smooth and confident, nice work. There is sometimes fraying on both ends though, you can avoid this by taking a bit more time before your next stroke.
Ghosted Lines: Nice work here! Some slight arcing is happening, you can try to counteract this by slightly arcing your arm in the opposite direction.
Ghosted planes: Nice work here as well! The arcing is already getting a bit better from the previous exercise.
Ellipses
Ellipse Tables: While there are some overlaps, the ellipses appear to be generally placed with intent. You also don't appear to draw through them more than 3 times.
Ellipses in Planes: Looks good to me! Sure to get better with more practice.
Funnels: There is a tendency of misalignment as the ellipses get closer to the center of the funnel. It'd probably help to be more mindful of the major axis of a new ellipse.
Boxes
Rough Perspective: Well done, the width and height lines are mostly parallel and perpendicular to the horizon line, respectively. Line correction was applied as well, I'd recommend using something with more color though. There is a tendency to put the frontal planes of boxes relatively close to the VP and/or to extend boxes relatively close to it. Errors are almost guaranteed to happen in this exercise, so it's better to also try some of the harder stuff.
Rotated Boxes: Looking good. The neighboring boxes are close to each other. The rotation is especially visible on the boxes adjacent to the center box. However it gets a bit lost on the outer ones, as they tend to converge to a VP very similar to the one before them. Some edges appear to have been drawn through several times. If this was done to add more line weight, it's recommended to add it along the corners of the outer edges.
Organic Perspective: Looks good to me. You're trying to make edges converge to a VP, very good!
Some general advice, try to make sure you have good light when taking pictures of your submissions (like with the ellipse tables), this makes it looking at your work easier and more pleasing.
Next Steps:
I think you're good to move on to the 250 box challenge. Also try doing some ghosted lines as a warm-up.
Thanks for the very thorough feedback!
I will keep working on those points during my warm-ups.
Regarding the lighting, I really don't know why the ellipse tables were so much clearer than the others, all the pictures where taken on the same place at the same time... Well, I will try with natural light next time.
PS: Thanks again!
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