Taking Notes From Drawbox

3:14 PM, Sunday January 12th 2025

I was wondering if i should or not take notes from drawbox video lessons and written courses or even do a summary to them because it feels a lot of information to grasp (vanishing points,forshortening...) what do you think guys ??

4 users agree
9:27 PM, Sunday January 12th 2025

If you feel like it would benefit you — do it.

Personally, I don't feel like taking notes helps me understand ANY material better. And I think it has even less sense with drawabox as you get to practice the concepts almost immediately.

But again, that's me. You do you. If your not sure, simply try taking notes and see if it improves your grasp of the material.

2 users agree
5:53 PM, Wednesday January 15th 2025

Usually video consumption make us believe the content shown is easier than what it really is. Often, I've to review the video several times to catch those little details that make a difference when it comes to achieve the same result that's being shown so, my method is to follow the video copying the demo, concept, etc and take notes from it at the same time.

That's my take, but of course, whatever you feel helps you will be the right answer.

1 users agree
1:40 AM, Wednesday January 15th 2025

Drawing a summary/recap sounds like a great idea.

Taking notes is fun for me. I find it helpful to practice the examples as well as attempt to draw the illustrations.

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8:16 PM, Thursday January 16th 2025

I did takes notes for lesson 1 (the one lesson I completed so far) because all the stuff about boxes and perspective was a little bit overwhelming to me. I usually start the lessons with the reading materials, going slowly and taking notes on paper and then I watch the videos to see if I understood everything correctly.

I'm a little bit "old school" and I always prefer learning with books/reading and highlighting text or take notes. I even take notes when I listen to certain podcasts, but some people do not need that and learn better through audio/video.

If you feel the need to take notes: TAKE NOTES.

You will not regret it. The time you spend writing down concept in a manner understandable to you is less time you will need to spend to understand more complex material you will encounter along the line.

My notes for lessons one ammounted to 5 pages, almost all about boxes and a little bit about the ellipses. I did recreate all the examples drawings on a smaller scale and I do believe that just doing that helped me tremendously.

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