Hello and good day to the TA that's critiquing this
I've finished the box challenge before so im just submitting the extra 50 that is required.
Here's the link to my old submissions:
Part 1:https://imgur.com/a/qHqwWpL
Part 2: https://imgur.com/a/osqwMQg
All in all thanks for looking over my work!
Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.
Congratulations on completing the box challenge, it's definitely a lot more work than most people expect. Not only does it help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. Be proud of what you've accomplished and that desire you've shown. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.
Things you did well:
Your line quality has improved quite a bit, especially when comparing it to your original boxes. They're now largely looking smooth and confidently drawn.
The first 2 pages of your recent 50 boxes have hatching lines that feel a bit rushed and busy but afterwards you begin evenly spacing them and they appear more solid and well thought out.
It looks like you were trying to apply line weight which while not a requirement is a good idea. Most people feel they need a bit of mileage with it before they feel comfortable applying it but it's a useful tool and one that's definitely worth learning. Getting an early start at building up that mileage will help you see results faster.
Nice work experimenting with proportions, orientations and rates of foreshortening. Experimenting is a great habit to build and helps us form a more well rounded understanding when we're trying to learn new concepts. Without doing so we risk only being able to draw or perform any skill in only one particular way. I hope you continue to demonstrate this habit in the future as well.
Your convergences are looking much more consistent overall with fewer distorted boxes being created from diverging lines.
Things you can work on:
The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.
Overall while you did make a few mistakes your boxes are improving so far and with more mileage you'll continue to become more consistent. That being said I'll be marking your submission as complete and moving you on to lesson 2.
Keep practicing previous exercises and boxes as warm ups, and good luck.
Next Steps:
Move on to lesson 2.
A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.
In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.
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