Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
10:38 PM, Saturday May 14th 2022
Submitting my homework for Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes. Any input or critique would be much appreciated! Thank you.
Looking over your work I can see that your lines are all incredibly wobbly.
It seems that you haven't quite gotten the hang of drawing your lines confidently.
There are 3 things that may be causing this problem.
If not, I recommend that you start using your arm when you draw. It may be uncomfortable, and it may take some time to get
used to, but once you do, your lines will visibly improve.
Here is the link to the lesson that goes over this topic in more detail.
https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/2
Your lines can come out wobbly if you are not ghosting enough times or if you are not ghosting entirely
You should ghost your lines until that action is ingrained into your short-term muscle memory , but If you are unsure when this happens I recommend that you ghost through your lines 10-15 times.
Feel free to ghost through your lines more if you feel that 10-15 times isn't sufficient enough.
Here is the link to the lesson that goes over this topic in more detail.
https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/ghostedlines
It seems that the wobbly lines are a result of you trying to accurately connect the dots when you draw the line.
While accuracy is important, line confidence should be achieved First.
And in this case, you trying to achieve accuracy is getting in the way of improving your line confidence
So when you draw your lines, Focus more on trying to make your lines straight more than accurate.
For now, it doesn't matter if your lines don't connect the dots correctly, so draw your line in one quick confident motion.
https://www.animatorisland.com/tips-for-drawing-turning-off-your-brain/lineconfidence/
Next Steps:
Unfortunately, drawing straight lines is a essential skill that you need to learn before you move on to the next lesson, so you should go over all the exercises in lesson 1 again, this time by trying to execute your lines more confidently and straighter.
Some of you may remember James Gurney's breathtaking work in the Dinotopia series. This is easily my favourite book on the topic of colour and light, and comes highly recommended by any artist worth their salt. While it speaks from the perspective of a traditional painter, the information in this book is invaluable for work in any medium.
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