Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
4:27 PM, Tuesday June 9th 2020
Hi guys!
Here's my homework for the 1st lesson.
Would really appreciate some critiques, thank you in advance!
Hey Leone,
Congrats on completing Lesson 1. Here are my thoughts on your submission:
Superimposed Lines To much fraying in the middle and at the end of lines. This will be important later on when adding line weight, so don't forget about it just yet
Ghosted Lines Some are a bit wobbly, but overall pretty good.
Table of Ellipses Ellipses are clearly your strength. Not much to add.
Ellipses in Planes In some cases I fear you were obsessing over touching all edges instead of trusting your ghosting method. Better to overshoot all edges than loose confidence in lines (first eliminate wobble, than improve accuracy and consistency) But most of your ellipses were excellent so I shouldn't be complaining about them.
Funnels Solid performance
Rough Perspective You had some trouble plotting your lines back to their vanishing point. Decent line quality. This exercise felt a bit rushed to me.
Rotated boxes Well done. You didn't add any line weight, but I think this was optional.
Organic Perspective Very well done. Your line quality gets better as you practice more.
Next Steps:
250 Boxes
Thank you very much!
I'll definitely look into the mistakes you've pointed out!
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