You used the ghosting method and your lines are confident. After box 50 you seem to have started to experiment with foreshortening which is good. You extended the lines correctly and have drawn through the boxes.
After box 180 or so the boxes look very good. Well done.
When you decide to use hatching try to space the lines evenly. If you should add this exercise to your warmups you could use lineweight on the silhouette of the boxes. Add single confident lines with moderate pressure.
Good job. I mark this lesson as complete.
Next Steps:
Practice 50% rule and move on to lesson 2.
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.
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