Hi! I'm new to Drawabox and excited to be here. I thought the homework for lesson one seemed ok but was quite challenging. I've started doing the 250 box challenge and will complete this before I move onto lesson 2.
I'm very grateful for any feedback. Thanks!
Hey, WendyH0use!
1) Lines; in the Super Imposed exercise, they are done beautifully - they are straight and drawn confidently. The same thing is seen for the most part in the other two lines exercises, as well. One thing that I will mention is that some of your lines in the Ghosting exercise arch slightly, to which there is an easy fix to: when drawing the line, consciously arch your line in the opposite direction, and with practice it will straighten (this is mostly with your longer lines though). Also, some of your lines tend to overshoot point B, which can be fix by lifting your pen up off of the paper as soon as you reach point B.
2) Ellipses; you did pretty well on this part! Needless to say, there is thing that I want to say related to the funnels exercise. In that exercise, I noticed you tried doing the corner version of the exercise that was shown in the example homework. I would say it was fine, but what bothered me about it is that while there was a line defining the middle point for each row of ellipses, along with a line between them to seperate the sides, there was no line defining the outside of those boundaries. It looked like you were trying to use the sides of the paper to do that, but it would've been helpful to draw the lines anyway, so that you could get a good idea of what you were doing right and where you were going wrong. I say all this because while the rest of your funnels are done well, the corner ones seem wobbly and misguided, despite the line in the middle being used as a guiding force.
3) Boxes; for your Plotted Perspective exercise, I'm a little confused as to why your lines weren't extended all the way back to their intended vanishing points. It is an important part of the exercise, but I thought I should mention that anyway. Moving on to Rough Perspective, everything is done fine here with the exception of some lines being wobbly, but for the most part the lines are parallel and perpendicular to the horizon. The Rotating Boxes was a bit off, as the boxes didn't feel like they were rotating, rather they were just slightly shifted in a different direction. The Organic Perspective exercise was done well, the only thing I'll say is that the line weight of the main swooping line is pretty consistent, which makes it a little difficult to tell which boxes are in front and which are behind without actually having to look at them.
Good work overall! Hope I helped some!
Next Steps:
Continue doing the 250 Boxes Challenge. (Try putting an emphasis on practicing perspective, as well as varying your line weight, as your lines tended to be pretty thick on some of your assignments.)
Thank you Antiterril, I really appreciate the time you've taken to review my work in such depth!
Yes, I absolutely agree on my line weight not being right. I became aware of this in the plotted perspective exercise when I couldn't really tell which side of the box was facing the front. I'm finding it very difficult to control with a marker but I guess that this is something that I just need to practice. I'm also aware that my lines extending beyond the intended points which I found was a bit of a trade off between keeping them smooth and straight vs wobbly. I'll be sure to keep your tip in mind for the 250 box challange, thanks! :)
Regarding your question about the plotted perspective exercise, I didn't extend them all the way since they already line up to the vanishing points (in that exercise we are asked to do everything with a ruler).
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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