Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

1:47 AM, Friday June 25th 2021

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Thank you so much in advance for taking time in critiquing my work

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3:35 AM, Friday June 25th 2021

Hey, just want to say that things look pretty good from what I'm seeing.

Lines: The ghosted lines look very confident, and I can see some improvement over time with the superimposed lines. Make sure to start at the same point carefully when doing superimposed lines. I did notice that some of the lines have fraying on both eyes. I also do notice the occasional wobbly lines, more so in the planes section, so continue to work on using your shoulder as the pivot.

Ellipses: Your ellipses look remarkable. They are very confident in their execution. Other than the occasional ellipse only being gone over 1.5 times instead of 2 or 3 times, I think you did a solid job on ellipses.

Boxes: The boxes looks pretty remarkable to me. You plotted perspective exercise is great. The rough perspective shows a good foundation for building further on learning perspective. The rotated boxes look great, as well as the organic perspective. Make sure to be a little more confident in your lines going forward with boxes. There are a few instances where the lines are a little wobbly. Even if you are unsure that you a drawing a box correctly, make sure to make the line confident: it makes even an unintentional box look more confident. On organic perspective, I don't see too much rotation, but rather a rocking back and forth of the boxes. As you go into the 250 box challenge, I know you'll understand perspectives better and understand how to better draw boxes from different angles.

Overall, I think this is a solid job. I think you are ready for the next challenge: the 250 box challenge.

Next Steps:

Continue practicing confident lines during warmups.

Start 250 box challenge.

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3:18 PM, Saturday June 26th 2021

sure I'll take your advice to my heart and continue forward. thank you so much

3:32 PM, Saturday June 26th 2021

You're welcome. Good luck!

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