Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
8:11 AM, Saturday April 20th 2024
I'm currently traveling and had only a notebook and no Ruler.
Lines
Ellipses
Your ellipses in planes are also smooth and even. The ones in the tables are a bit uneven. It seems some were not drawn through two full times. Try to draw these shapes twice through, at a slower pace.
The ellipses in funnels are nicely aligned along the minor axis. However, some are cramped (see the middle funnel).
Boxes
The boxes in plotted perspective exercise converge to the horizon, despite the fact you didn't have a ruler. However, please don't scribble your hactching lines. It will make the form more difficult to see. Instead use your arm to draw smooth diagnols from one end to the other.
Your rough perspective sheets look fine. The red lines are a bit off of the blue lines. Don't be afraid to slightly overlap them.
All the boxes have been drawn through in the rotated boxes assignemnt. I see you followed most of the steps, but some of the boxes are missing. See the boxes on the four corners. Their back edges don't quite converge back. That is because they don't entirely follow the convergence of the middle boxes. About 2 boxes are missing from each row of the overall form. You should have 25 boxes total.
I can clearly see your use of the ghosting method in the organic perspective assignment, so nice work there. The lines converge as they move from the viewer. For the 250 box challenge, feel free to try line weight variation and some more angles.
Next Steps:
Try the rotated boxes assignment again. Make sure the lines converge back. Don't worry about making this exercise perfect. Instead just ensure you have drawn all the boxes in the set. Then you'll be ready for the 250 box challenge!
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