Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.

Not only does this challenge help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. Be proud of what you've accomplished and that desire you've shown. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.

In the future if you could number your boxes/challenge subject or at least the pages it would be appreciated. Currently there isn't really a way to determine your progress or know if a weak page is from it being early in the challenge or you were potentially rushing.

While there are things you're doing an alright job and hopefully improving at (as mentioned it's a bit difficult to try and determine where you started and where you ended up since there's no numbering), there are a few issues worth pointing out for you to work on.

I looked back on your previous work to try and get a better idea of where you started skill wise and noticed that you submitted lesson 1 back in December. I do get the impression that you may have had some time away from the concepts introduced in the first lesson and may have tackled this challenge a bit hastily when returning to the course, whether that's the case or not I can't say but it does make some of the issues a bit more understandable if so. While looking at your previous submission I noticed that some of your pages were quite bare as well which kind of reinforces my idea that you may be tackling things a bit quickly and not giving yourself the chance to fully absorb things which may be part of the issue as well.

• Starting off your critique there are times your lines are drawn confidently which is great, but there are also moments of noticeable wobbling occurring, we want to make sure we're doing our best to always draw confidently and to be become more consistent in our work.

• Some of your boxes appear like they could have used more time in the planning stage as some of your lines either converge, or diverge quite inconsistently from one another.This carries over to your hatching lines as well which appear a bit rushed rather than like each line was placed with consideration of the lines that appear/will appear next to it, they should all be evenly spaced, confident and parallel.

• You're not making use of line weight much throughout your submission, while it's not mandatory it does require quite a bit of mileage to become comfortable using and when done well does add to your drawing so I recommend trying to build up some mileage sooner rather than later. Just remember to keep your lines confident, subtle and don't redraw your lines if you make a mistake (much like any other line you draw).

• It's good to see that you're not overcrowding your pages with boxes but I do recommend that you draw larger in the future, it helps us become more comfortable using our shoulder and allows us to see our mistakes more clearly.

• You do experiment a bit with proportions and orientations but I highly recommend experimenting more with these ideas as well as rates of foreshortening. Experimentation is key to deepening our understanding and without it we risk only being able to draw one particular box/object well.

• There are times when your lines converge in pairs or you attempt to keep your lines a bit too parallel which results in them diverging. This is an example of lines converging in pairs, and this shows the relation between each line in a set and their respective vanishing point. The inner pair of lines will be quite similar unless the box gets quite long and the outer pair can vary a lot depending on the location of the vanishing point. Move it further away and the lines become closer to parallel while moving it closer increases the rate of foreshortening.

The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.

I won't be moving you on just yet as there are quite a few issues throughout your submission that will make upcoming lesson material more difficult if left un-addressed.

I'd like you to draw and submit 30 more boxes, remember:

• Number your boxes or pages at the very least.

• Draw large

• Take your time to plan each line using the ghosting technique before drawing confidently.

• Experiment with orientations, proportions and rates of foreshortening.

• Try to tidy up your hatching and experiment with line weight.

• Your lines should converge in sets, not pairs.

Once you've completed your boxes reply to this critique with a link, I'll go over them and point out anything that needs to be addressed and move you on to the next lesson once you've shown that you're ready.

I know you're capable of doing this and look forward to seeing your work.