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7:45 PM, Tuesday January 3rd 2023

Sorry about the delay in getting back to you. Last week we were on break for the promptathon.

What you've completed here is exactly what I was hoping for - you've demonstrated a great deal of patience and care and constructed this pickup truck with clear focus on how every aspect of it exists in 3D space.

I have just one minor point to call out for you to keep in mind - right now, you've relied heavily on filling areas in with solid black, but what you filled in weren't cast shadows as you believed them to be. At least, not in most cases. For example, where you filled in the wheel wells, and where you filled in the sections in the front/grill are not cast shadows. Cast shadows require us to design the intended black shape so that it captures the relationship between the form casting it and the surface receiving it. As a result, in most cases you won't be filling in existing shapes, but rather inventing new ones. We can see better examples of this here where you had the door handle casting a shadow.

Anyway, aside from that, fantastic work. I'll go ahead and mark this lesson, and the course with it, as complete. I know we hit some rough spots, but you've come a really long way, and have definitely demonstrated the capacity to meet the requirements we impose upon our students. Congratulations! You should feel very proud of what you've achieved.

This critique marks this lesson as complete.
1:31 PM, Wednesday January 4th 2023

Hi Uncomfortable,

Thanks for the feedback and I will most definitely be working on these cast shadows in the future.

I just wanted to give you some feedback on the course. I really liked the approach to the course. Just before Drawabox, I had tried a Udemy drawing course where you watch recorded videos to complete the course. It's insane how not having feedback and a tutor just dramatically hindered my motivation and also ultimately defeats the purpose of these courses. I had a really hard time sticking to the course and I don't think I've learned anything. On the other hand, while Drawabox does not set official deadlines per se , I felt compelled to move forward and draw every day in order to get to the next lessons or even merely getting to the next part of an assignment. And the feedback is insanely useful because you focus on different things at different times. Also drawing with rulers and templates helped a lot because I could focus on proportions and spatial awareness rather than creating 'a beautiful drawing'. So yeah the format is totally awesome and I hope you create other courses like environment or characters !! And also it's like the best value for money out there I reckon.

Thanks a lot for allowing me to complete the course by the way. I've now signed up for New Master Academy and I'm super stoked. (Thanks for the discount code man.)

Wish you all the best,

Robin

5:59 PM, Wednesday January 4th 2023

I'm glad to hear that! Thank you for the kind words, and best of luck with whatever you go on to pursue.

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