Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

10:36 PM, Friday August 14th 2020

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Hello, everyone! This is my first time posting here, I've tried Drawabox about 2 years ago but I was very nervous about my work and I didn't ever submitted my work for review (nor got past the rotated boxes exercise). This time even though I'm still a little bit nervous, I'm really looking foward to improving, so I will submit everything that is asked! I would be really thankful for any kind of criticism and tips, so thanks in advance!

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5:26 PM, Tuesday August 25th 2020

Hi! i'll critique your lesson 1, congratulations on your first submit!

lines

You show a little wobbling on the firsts exercise, but you're getting the idea. Remember always plot your lines, ghost them, and then draw from your shoulder.

Good work on not repeating your lines on ghosted planes.

Ellipses

you got the whole idea of how a ellipse works. Kudos for that. Notice on keep the boundaries in table for ellipses. Remember to keep in mind the minor axis in general (on funnels, some of them are not alligned)

Boxes

You should to re-read the box section, and as you move on, read the 250 box challenge very carefully. Your boxes are good enough, but you can do better. You have to hatch the nearest face to the viewer of the box on Plotted perspective. In rough perspective, the boxes corners should be perpendicular to the horizon line. (also, you show a lot of wobbling in this exercise, remember to plot, ghost and then confidently draw from your shoulder).

Kudos on completing the rotated boxes, that is one of the toughest ((?)don't know how to spell it) exercises on lesson 1. You did an amazing job there!

On organic perspective, you lines seems to be arching on some boxes, work on that as the instructions says (https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/9/arc) I suggest to redo this exercise, before you move on onto the 250 boxes challenge.

With alll that said, i think you get the whole idea. I'll mark this lesson as complete, but keep in mind this critique to work on that points and improve your drawing.

Laslas.

Next Steps:

-Read carefully the notes of the 250 box challenge, then do the challenge, don't be afraid to ask for help or critique in the discord channel (#basic-challenges)

-remember not arcing your lines, plot them, ghost them and the draw with confidence.

-Drink water, sleep well and have fun!

This community member feels the lesson should be marked as complete, and 2 others agree. The student has earned their completion badge for this lesson and should feel confident in moving onto the next lesson.
9:57 PM, Tuesday August 25th 2020

Hi, Laslas!

Thank you for your advice! I'll re-read the box section and redo the Organic Perspective exercise. Also I'm really happy for the compliment on the rotated boxes exercise, the last time I tried drawabox I couldn't get past it and now this feels really rewarding! I'll try to keep all your advice in mind as I go through the next lessons, and to give feedback on other people's exercise myself!

Again, thank you!

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