250 Boxes Challenge
I completed it over the course of a year because I had a lot of college stuff going on
Im sorry not each page has 5 boxes in the first few, a lot of them have 4 boxes per sheet
I feel like I've improved but I still havent been able to draw a perfect box
There's a lot of improvement here. Don't worry if you still can't draw a perfect box, you're not expected to be able to do that by the end of the challenge. The challenge is mainly to give you some mileage drawing forms in perspective so you have a little experience before tackling more complex forms.
One critique I do have is that a few of your boxes are a little warped. 177, 217 and 220 are good examples of this. I think what you were trying to do was use dramatic foreshortening to make the box seem like it extends farther back but because they aren't facing front enough it gives the impression of being warped instead.
Regardless, overall I do think your boxes are good enough for you to move onto lesson 2.
Thank you for taking the time to go through all those boxes and giving me a critique!!
And for pointing out the warped boxes , I will work on that while continuing on with the course.
(Awesome Diplay picture btw)
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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