Hello Uncomfortable,
I think I understand what you mean by the convergence. Please see the imgur link here of a single car that I am not expecting proper feedback on: https://imgur.com/a/7bhxBXt
As you said, I just want to know if I am headed in the right direction. Personally, I think this one came out worse than any other one I ever made.
The convergences are certainly better. You've still got a lot of curves that are drawn directly on the page without first laying down scaffolding made up of straight lines, though. Also the ellipses for your wheels are way too wide, so they look like they're turning more towards the viewer. If you look at the ellipses you used to create the grid itself (which themselves represent circles in 3D space), they're way narrower, even when they're right next to the front wheel.
Honestly, the subdivision and all of that is coming along really well, but it still feels like you're all over the place when it comes to constructing the car itself.
I'd recommend that for the other car, you move away from these and try your hand at an old Ford Model T. They tend to be boxier and can help students get a better sense of how to approach the process without the confusion of having so many additional curves flying around.
Got it! I will use the old model t and boxy looking cars for my other car drawings! Thanks for that feedback! My apologies for the wheels, I was attempting to make it look like my reference image. My guess is that the person parked their car with their steering wheel turned to the right. I will try to fix these wheel issues and plot anything curved in my next drawings.
Oh, one more thing - I'm adding this as a separate comment and not an edit just in case you already saw the other reply.
When you do your next drawing:
Include your references
Keep track of how long you spend on the drawing, how many sittings, how much time per sitting, across how many days
Take photos step by step. I'd like to see how you're thinking through the drawing, so seeing each stage of the drawing will help me better grasp your mindset.
Got it! Will do. I will include the sideviews and front views as well. I was wondering why I couldn't edit my comment above until I reloaded the page and saw your new comment. Just to note, I usually break my drawings into 25 minute sessions and a 5 minute break. Pomodoro technique so I don't burn myself out.
Hello Uncomfortable,
Here is the imgur link for my last two cars: https://imgur.com/a/5yPAWXx
I attempted to keep everything in mind with the feedback you provided. I also constantly referenced the instructions you shared with me previously.
Please note that I accidentally messed up the month on the "Model T" vehicle. I meant august 8, not september 9.
I really messed up the lower left side of the model t, I think I underestimated the width and this effected the end result. I attempted to constrain the wheel with the minor axis of the passenger side wheel.
I feel like once I tackled the nissan cube as my third vehicle drawing, I was really able to constrain every line going towards the vanishing points and push my vehicle into 3D space properly. Thanks for recommending more boxy vehicles. I realized that I was also able to constrain the curvy roof towards their respective vanishing points as well.
Remember that when doing critiques, we don't actually worry about students' self-assessments. It's a little late to remind you of this now, since you're about to have the lesson and course marked as complete, but in general it's best to just submit your work and let it stand for itself. The work itself will tell us where you struggled, and whether it was actually significant to what you were meant to learn in the course, or whether it was not such a relevant concern.
I'm very happy with your results here, and I feel you've mostly addressed the points I raised previously. You've been vastly more meticulous in both drawings, and have shown a great deal of care in building out each car with careful attention to ensuring that there is always enough structure to support whatever element you wish to add next.
There is just one issue that still comes up, and it's something I have called out many times. As shown here, you're still drawing some curving lines without the appropriate structure to support it being in place ahead of time. Instead of jumping in with a curved line, you need to be blocking out that structure with straight lines first, then rounding off the corners as needed.
Now, I'm not going to dwell on that - I'll leave it to you to address it yourself, because I have indeed mentioned it in basically every critique I've offered you. Everything else is much better and you're showing far more patience and care through each construction so I'm going to go ahead and mark this lesson, and the course with it, complete.
Congratulations.
Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.
Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.
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