Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
9:36 PM, Sunday December 20th 2020
I'm sorry the rotated boxes looks like Satan's haemorrhoids. I tried my best.
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12:29 AM, Tuesday December 22nd 2020
Nice work finishing Lesson 1! Here are my thoughts on your work.
Superimposed Lines
- These look great! They only fray on one end and it is clear that you are drawing each stroke with confidence
- I would suggest trying to do some different line lengths or shapes in the future as warm-upsGhosted Lines
- good overall, a little wobble like in line 5 and arch like in line 17/10/15
- try making sure you're drawing from the shoulder, or conciously trying to arch the opposite way may help Ghosted Planes
- lines a little wobbly again, but definitely improve by the second page of planes
- the wobbliness will improve with more practice or the tips mentioned previously
- it helps me to take a deep breath before a line if i'm feeling unconfidentTables of Ellipses
- these are pretty good!
- it looks like you may be prioritizing accuracy over confidence somewhat, remember that confidence is alway the most important thing in drawabox, and it's okay if your ellipses you outside of the box or arent the exact same shape if they are drawn confidently, accuracy will come as you build that muscle memoryEllipses in Planes
- there's still a little wobbliness, but the ellipses are looking smoother on the second page
- your lines have also improved a lot, very impressive!Ellipses in Funnels
- same comments as tables of ellipses
- your minor axis is good, each ellipse is perfectly split in half
- there is a little tilt in one of the funnels but the rest are goodPlotted Perspective
- Beautiful! And nice shading
- but remember we were supposed to draw the lines back to the vanishing points since the purpose of this exercise was to see how boxes behave with shared vanishing points, it won't be as pretty but that's not the purpose of this exercise so it's okayRough Perspective
- These are nice! Your lines do get a little wobbly again so remember to take breaks!Rotated Boxes
-great!Organic Perspective
- pretty good
- just remember to use the ghosting method and confidence when adding line weightNext Steps:
A good next move would be the 250 box challenge to keep working on your lines and perspective.
12:33 AM, Tuesday December 22nd 2020
oops I didn't see that someone already replied, my bad!
11:15 PM, Wednesday January 6th 2021
Technically speaking, Paradoxer did not write a critique. Without marking the work as complete and offering a next step the entire community can agree with that comment but it won't count as a completed lesson. So you keep writing those critiques and help your fellow artist collect their shiny badges!
2:00 PM, Tuesday December 22nd 2020
Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to leave feedback!
I've put sticky notes with your tips on the relevant pages to remind myself what to focus on.
I definitely need to keep practicing, I'll be using these exercises as warm ups for sure.
Really helpful, thank you so much!
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3:44 PM, Monday December 21st 2020
I only just finished lesson 1 myself, so please take this with a grain of salt.
Initial impression: wow! Your lines are very straight and very accurate. And your drawing through is very tight too.
Some of your ellipses look a bit egg shaped, with one end tighter than the other. Overall very nice though.
I really like the shading on the plotted perspective exercises. I also like how you did big-little-big on one of hte organic perspective ones - creative. I got a nice sense of depth from all of them.
Some of the lines on the rough perspective are a bit wobbly, same with organic perspective. I found myself having to catch myself from drawing with my wrist on the smaller ones, so maybe it's that?
Can't wait to see what you do next! Honestly I learned a ton from looking through this, so thank you for sharing.
5:43 PM, Monday December 21st 2020
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave feedback, I really appreciate it.
I definitley have problems with my freehand lines getting wobbly. Partially this is the bad habit of drawing with my wrist creeping in with the very short lines, and partly from me thinking about too much all at once. Thinking about the next three lines and the overall picture, instead of focussing on the line I'm actually drawing right now.
I was able to focus clearly on the straight lines for the ghosted planes, but the 3d stuff kinda cooked my brain. Definitely need more practice!
Thanks for the tip on the ellipses, I'll need to work on those too.
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