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9:43 AM, Wednesday August 17th 2022
edited at 10:31 AM, Aug 17th 2022

Your new boxes look much cleaner, straighter and you got the perspective more accurately than the previous ones, but there's a little more work to be done regarding your inner corners: they did not meet up properly (I understand that it is hard to line up 2 VPs with one dot, but again this is why you practice them after all).

After putting the Y shape down, try to imagine the position of the VP in your head, then use the double dots method to draw the lines. Repeat the same process when you move to the inner corners, but be careful to not slip up.

Here's a little trick I do when unsure whether I've correctly placed my dots: After putting the Y shape down, before putting any pair of 2 dots as outlined in the guide provided to you, I would put the paper further away from eyesight (probably 50-60cm), narrow my eyes, then try to imagine the box you want it to be. After that, I place down the dots and repeat the steps to see if they have been correctly placed, and fix them if need be.

Next Steps:

Your results are good now. Draw 50 more boxes and I will mark your exercise as complete.

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
edited at 10:31 AM, Aug 17th 2022
1:47 AM, Monday August 29th 2022

https://imgur.com/a/JVt0VN2

I have finished the last 50 boxes. I apologize if the pages are out of order, I tried to keep them in order when I saved them to my PC.

2:00 AM, Monday August 29th 2022

Splendid results! Save for a few irregularities, your boxes line up well now. I have marked your work as complete, you can move on to Lesson 2

This community member feels the lesson should be marked as complete, and 2 others agree. The student has earned their completion badge for this lesson and should feel confident in moving onto the next lesson.
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