Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
1:06 AM, Sunday November 15th 2020
This lesson was super helpful, I could feel my doodles having an intuitive sense of perspective w/o me thinking about it as much.
Thank you to whomever critiques my work.
Hi.
I can see that in the first few exercises you applied the idea of prioritizing flow over accuracy very well. But when it arrived at the tables, the lines started to get more wobbly. This is normal to happen since we are more afraid of making mistakes when we doing more complex things, but for that you need to police yourself.
the same goes for boxes, who are following the prospects well, but have very hesitant lines. Remember to warm up 5 minutes before each exercise.
Most ellipses have 2-3 turns, which is good and shows that you understand how to make them well.
Next Steps:
You can go to the 250 box challenge, but I suggest you use loose A4 papers, since the rings of your nootebok can disturb you.
Hello Official24c, congrats on completing Lesson 1. Here are my observations:
-General line quality, there's a lot of wobbling in some of your lines. Remember to prioritize smoothness of the stroke over accuracy. Draw from your shoulder and let loose, plan your stroke but once you put down the pen don't think about where the line is going.
-As a follow up to that, draw through your ellipses. Look at your ellipses in the ghosted planes exercise. You haven't drawn through them and this undermines their solidity; coupled with the fact that they were made with a wobble to them.
-For the ellipses in funnels exercise, try to keep them more centered next time. It's not too huge but it is noticeable.
Conclusion:
I am marking this lesson as complete, however I strongly emphasize that you keep working on your line quality. Remember the points stated above and practice.
Best of luck moving forward
-Slyx
Next Steps:
Conclusion:
I am marking this lesson as complete, however I strongly emphasize that you keep working on your line quality. Remember the points stated above and practice.
Best of luck moving forward
-Slyx
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