I won’t ask why, but I will tell you that there’s a lot of really obvious mistakes in your boxes, that would’ve been pointed out to you if you had. Anyway, hello, and let’s take this one step at a time~
First things first, a lot of your correction lines are incorrect. Read about this here: https://drawabox.com/lesson/250boxes/1/wrongdirection Basically, if you’re using the Y method, the correction lines extend in the 3 directions of said Y. Ideally, they’d also converge in that direction... That brings us to mistake #2: a lot of these lines don’t actually converge- they diverge (i.e. head away from the viewer.) I was trying to find a box where they don’t do this, to show you as an example, but it’s very difficult to, because their foreshortening is quite shallow (another mistake.) There’s a few more mistakes, too, but we’ll deal with the more pressing ones first, before getting to them.
Next Steps:
So, what I think we should do is take things one step at a time. I’d like you to do 1 more page of boxes (5-6), all of which have dramatic foreshortening. What that means is that their vanishing points will not be far off into the distance, but close to them. So if you look at this section here: https://drawabox.com/lesson/250boxes/1/foreshortening you’re aiming for a box similar to the one on the left, not the one on the right.
Thanks for this good critique - I've done the 1 more page you've asked for, what do you think about it?
Looks good! The correction lines are all going in the correct direction, too- well done! Try to make the boxes a little bigger next time, though. Don’t worry if there’s enough space for your correction lines- there is.
Next Steps:
So, next, I’d like to see the same thing, but with shallow foreshortening. Mind you, in not saying no foreshortening. The lines should still be converging, even at a glance, just to a lesser extent. If you think back to the image I posted, you’re now drawing a box similar to the one on the right.
I added the shallow foreshortening page here. Thanks for taking all this time to guide me
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.
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