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11:02 PM, Saturday March 26th 2022
Hi!
I'm just another student on Lesson 1 with you. As a result, take my suggestion with a grain of salt.
Superimposed Lines
Each line's starting point appears to be excellent, with little to no fraying.
Ghosted Lines
Smooth and confident lines. Great work! There's few misses here and there, but nothing too serious. Also, there appears to be a hook at the end of a few lines; have you double-checked that you're fully lifting your pen after setting the mark?
Ghosted Planes
Sometimes, it seems that you are drawing from your elbow rather than your shoulder in certain planes (because they look a bit curved. See the top left plane in the second Ghosted Planes image). Also, when drawing the cross that in the middle of each line, make sure you place a point (do not skip the planning stage. See: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/planning)
Tables of Ellipses
This looks great; you made excellent use of the available area! There are some inaccuracies here and there, but not a real concern as this will improve with practice. Overall, everything appears to be confidently drawn/smooth.
Ellipses in Planes
You've gone over the ellipses at least twice, which is great! Some of your ellipses don't look like ellipses, but rather a smooth-edged diamond shape, and this is probably because you focused too much on touching all sides. Remember: confidence first, accuracy second. But good work!
Funnels
The ellipses are tightly joined together, which is great. One issue though: the minor axis needs to be aligned correctly (see https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/5/minoraxis). This axis must to go through the ellipse in a way that cuts it in two equal halves. Once you've worked on this, think about varying the degree of the ellipse. But first focus on getting that axis in the middle!
Side note: the funnel arcs, as well as the straight lines, seem to be hand-drawn? If so, use a plate and a ruler, respectively, to assist you with these tasks because it will make your life lot easier.
Plotted Perspective
There isn't much to say here really. You've followed the instructions to the letter, well done!
Rough Perspective
You've avoided all of the mistakes outlined in the exercise tutorial (https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/roughperspective), great work!
You've also checked your work by tracing back to the vanishing point, and you've found that it's a touch off. But don't worry, things will get a lot better as time goes on!
Just something regarding the line work, do not fear the exercise! I also had this issue, my lines were perfectly straight in the Ghosted Lines exercise, but then we I reached the Rough Perspective exercise, it all crumbled due to fear...
What worried me was the judgement of others. Once I got over the fact that literally no one cares, I noticed an improvement!
Rotated Boxes
Awesome work! But, make sure you draw bigger next time, not only will the piece look better, but also you will notice your mistakes, and hence be able to work and improve yourself further.
Again, your line work. Do not worry, follow the steps outlined here (https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10) every single time. You own the line!
Organic Perspective
Hurrah! The line work improved. Good job!
Nice boxes with little to no foreshortening in the smaller ones. The sizes of the boxes increase as they come closer, which is giving the piece the intended effect. You've also drawn through the boxes at the back, which is awesome!
Next Steps:
Actions to remember for the future:
- Keep working on your lines. You were able to demonstrate the you can draw straight lines in the Ghosted Lines exercise, so what makes the boxes any different? Nothing. Absolutely nothing! A box is literally a bunch of Ghosted Lines that happened to be joined together. So, why fear them?
Move on to THE challenge. Best of luck!
7:08 PM, Tuesday March 29th 2022
Hello! Thank you so much for your advice. I will keep it in mind as I do the exercises again and the following ones.
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