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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

8:44 PM, Friday December 4th 2020

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5:37 AM, Sunday December 6th 2020

Hi there! The first thing I notice going through your exercises is that the lines go past their intended point. For example, In your rough and organic perspective exercise, it seems like the boxes have things sticking out of them. I think that this stems from your ghosted lines exercise. I think that your lines aren't as confident or as straight as they could be. I think this lack of stability translates across your other exercises as well. Another thing I notice is the end of every line. The thickness of each line seems to fade at the end. This suggests that you might be flicking the end of every line which could be a factor in the lack intentionally ended lines. Feel free to have a look at mine! I think that by observing others, you can sorta tell what you can improve on more easily for there is a better idea of what these exercises might look like.

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Considering the number of lines you have drawn and also the fact that it appears you are "flicking" the end of your lines, it almost seems like you are rushing your work.

Next Steps:

Have a go at the ghosted lines exercise taking your time and aiming for straight and confident lines. In addition, please utilize the ghosting method!

https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/ghostedlines

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
8:22 PM, Sunday December 6th 2020

Hi! Thank you very much for your feedback! This time I didn't flick my lines and took my time with ghosting them. Unfortunately, I couldn't really manage to stop myself from overshooting them, but I still tried my best.

Here's my revision: http://imgur.com/a/ZlSaSdm

11:00 AM, Monday December 7th 2020

Looks pretty good!

Next Steps:

Try and apply this to the rough perspective exercise with the intent of having confident lines!

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
9:55 PM, Friday December 11th 2020

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