1:35 PM, Tuesday September 27th 2022
No worries! Welcome to drawabox, and let’s take this one exercise at a time.
Starting off, your superimposed lines are looking good. They’re smooth, and properly lined up at the start, but not always of a consistent trajectory, so be mindful of that. Remember that the goal is not for the line to be snug against its guideline, but rather for it to to be smooth, and straight. As such, try not to course-correct mid-line. Your ghosted lines look very wobbly, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. This improves a little by the time you reach your planes, but there, too, there’s signs of insecurity. I notice, however, that they’re mostly focused around the starts and ends of your lines. These have different causes. The former is due to you spending so long lining up your pen, that you lose the built-up rhythm. As for the latter, this is usually because you’re so focused on nailing that end point, that you slow down, to ensure that you do. Same as prior, however, the goal is not accuracy, but rather confidence, so draw with that in mind.
The ellipses look good. There’s a good deal of variety to them, and they’re smooth, rounded, and properly drawn through. The ellipses in planes look good, too, and I’m pleased to see how often you’ll overshoot their frames, here. It’s clear that your priority is not that they’re snug against them, but rather that they’re smooth, and rounded, which is correct! The funnels, too, look good, save for the occasional misalignment. That’s easily solved by taking an extra second during the ghosting stage, by the way, so no need to stress about it.
The plotted perspective exercise looks clean.
The rough perspective exercise starts off a little rough, and, though it’s not perfect, even by the end, it is much improved. Really, the only issue then is its line-work. I’ll quickly remind you that, though the big picture is different, there’s really no difference between these lines, and the ones in the ghosted lines exercise. So, try not to let yourself be overwhelmed by what the lines add up to – instead, think of them as singular lines, that you draw to their own end, and nothing else.
The rotated boxes exercise looks good. Its rotation is a little slight, but its boxes are snug, and, most importantly, big! Drawing big is something we heavily encourage, as it’s really effective in giving your brain some much-needed room to think. So long as it has that, it can solve any problem you through at it.
The organic perspective exercise is mostly good. I’m pleased to see how much time you’ve spent planning each box – if the unused points on your page, and the quality of the boxes themselves are any indication. That said, I’ll caution you against automatic reinforcing. Each line is to be drawn once, and only once, regardless of how it turns out. Resist the temptation to go over a line a second time, even if, especially if, it comes out wrong.
Next Steps:
Solid work on this submission. There was the occasional hiccup, but everything is looking good by the end. As such, I’ll mark this one as complete, and move you on to the 250 Box Challenge. Good luck!