Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
3:55 PM, Tuesday January 18th 2022
Finally got lesson 1 down ! Any feedbacks are greatly appreciated.
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5:29 PM, Friday January 21st 2022
Hello I’ll be handling the critique for your lesson 1 homework
Lines
-Starting with the superimposed lines you are doing a good job always starting at a clearly defined point an keeping all of the wavering on one side, there is little wobbliness but your lines do tend to make an arch, this could be due to not engaging your whole arm when drawing, so try to be more mindful about this in your future practices.
-Moving on to the ghosted lines they are looking confidently drawn, here we have the same arching, and it seems that you have trouble overshooting your lines, so try to practice the approach mentioned here.
-The ghosted planes are no different from the ghosted lines here. Your linework is looking solid and confident.
Ellipses
-Starting with the table of ellipses they are looking tidy instead of rushed, and I can see that you have kept the alignment degree spacing and angle of these in mind, and you have also drawn through them the required amount of times.
-Moving on to the ellipses in planes I think you may be focusing more on having you ellipses touch the four sides of the plane,which can make them look distorted and wobbly prioritize drawing smooth even ellipses
-Your funnels are well done, and you have nailed the spacing and the alignment while keeping your ellipses smooth.
Boxes
-Starting with the rough perspective, I can see that you have kept the alignment of the horizontal sides parallel and the vertical ones perpendicular, you should aim to improve your linework, some of your lines arch and wobble slightly. So take your time while ghosting them and draw to the best of your current ability.
-Your rotated boxes are turning out well, you have kept the gaps between boxes narrow and each quadrant is looking roughly the same size, try to add lineweight to specify the overlaps of the boxes, keep in mind that you should only add it to the lines representing the silhouette of the box.
-Finishing with the organic perspective, here your box constructions are looking solid and believable, they have some inconsistencies but all of this will be addressed in the box challenge, so feel free to move on to the next challenge good luck.
And remember to kep practicing these exercises as warm ups to keep sharpening your skills.
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge
11:49 PM, Friday January 21st 2022
Thank you so much for your feedback !
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