Hi Muun! Congratulations on finishing lesson 1! I'm Gady and i'll be reviewing your work, so let's get to it.
Lines
Good job on trying a wide variety of superimposed lines. There's almost not fraying on both ends, that's good. But keep in mind you should place your fineliner carefully on only one point and then strike your lines as they come.
The main issue on this stage is that lines are arching quite a bit. This could be because you are pivotting more on your elbow than in your shoulder. Be aware of that and try different approaches so you'll understand how your arm works best.
Ellipses
On table of ellipses, you did not place a division line on the center of the page. I think this made you miss the opportunity to try a wider variety of ellipses.
Anyway, as you seem to be reaching for bounds and adjacent ellipses, the main problem is that your ellipses look very wobbly and messy. This is evident on funnels, appart from the fact that minor axis is frequently not bisecting your ellipses.
Boxes
Perspective: good approach. Good job at almost always keeping width lines parallel and height lines perpendicular to the horizon line.
Organic: good overlapping. But be carefult with lines: don't repeat them, it doesn't matter how off they come. Get used to mistakes and working with them.
Rotated: good job at keeping edges close, only thing is boxes on the last row on the left is not rotating. See diagram: https://d15v304a6xpq4b.cloudfront.net/lesson_images/d73eea49.jpg
Final thoughts
I think you did a good enough job on this lesson. I think the main issue you have to improve is not about understanding the goals of the excercises, but confidence. And that is something you can only gain with practice, so I'll be marking this lesson as complete.
Next Steps:
Incorporate these excercises to your daily 15 minute warm-ups and move on to 250 Box Challenge. Good luck!
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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