250 Box Challenge
8:57 PM, Thursday February 25th 2021
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2:04 PM, Monday March 8th 2021
Hi Ran, Congratulations on completing the 250 box challenge!
I see a lot of improvement as you progress trough the challenge, you hit more convergences, your boxes start to look bigger and more confident, and you also started doing your line weight more subtle! Though, there is still room for improvement!
I can see that the back corner is giving you issues, check this different approach next time you are warming up with some boxes!
Now, a way to improve your convergence is to start thinking about the relationships between your set of lines, instead that just in pairs. When we are doing our boxes, we usually compare the one we are drawing with the main converging line, this is a first step. However, what's better, is to take into account all the other lines that converge into that point so we can guess better how the angle of our next line should be. Now, I know how confusing it sounds, so check this diagram and see if somethings clicks. If you don't immediately get it, don't get it, don't worry, just keep checking it from time to time and it eventually will make sense!
I can see that in some cases you repeated your lines trying to correct them, don't do this, it just makes everything messy. Remember that all we can do to make a good line, is before we actually do the mark; during the ghosting method.
Overall, you did a great job on this challenge. I'm gonna mark it as completed! Keep it up.
Next Steps:
Lesson 2!
6:25 PM, Tuesday March 9th 2021
Hi Weijak,
Thank you for your feedback. Very much appreciated. I'll keep it in mind.
7:42 PM, Tuesday March 9th 2021
I'm glad you found it useful!
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