Drawing through your forms:
All of your boxes are drawn through with x-ray vision. Good work!
Checking out convergences:
Your line extensions are done in the correct directions, with the only exception I could find being box 187. This box does not have 3 vanishing points, as one set of its parallel lines runs perpendicular to the viewer.
This isn't wrong on a technical level, but isn't something we're supposed to do in the 250 box challenge. The only other critique I have is some boxes are missing a set/sets of line extensions (69, 124, 130). Both of these issues are few, and don't occur with the later boxes. Good work!
Line weight & hatching:
Your lines look consistent and confident. Your line weight is used correctly on the silhouette of each box, without it being too heavy. Well done!
The hatching is also well done, but several boxes seem to be missing it (boxes 159, 216, 239), and at one point a page is missing hatching (boxes 242-247). While its not stated you have to use hatching, if you're applying it to some of the boxes, it may be a good idea to apply it to all of them.
Hatching helps clarify which faces are in front, which speeds up the process of extending our lines later, but I also find it breaks up the monotony of drawing boxes - switching to a different task, and then back helps keep my brain from zoning out at least.
Additional Notes:
Between boxes 64 - 65, there is a box labeled "x". Similarly, box 195 is labeled as "bad", and the description says that this is your second 250 box challenge homework. I'm guessing it was decided these boxes were "unfit" for the 250 box challenge, and I will address that idea here. If this isn't what was meant, feel free to move past this section of the critique.
Every box you have drawn here is fit for the 250 box challenge, bad or good. If I solve 100 math problems and do 5 wrong, I'm not going to scribble them out and say "no, those don't count, they're poorly done", and do 5 more math problems. The ones I did wrong are the most important, because they show me where I need to improve. If I don't number those and take responsibility for them, I will not be able to learn as quickly.
These "failures" will not cause you to be shamed and forever banished from this course. You are expected to fail many, many times, like everybody here. You, me, and everyone else are simply here to make note of each failure and learn from it. If you don't include them in what we're supposed to critique (boxes 1-250), we can't do that. Keep going, and don't be disappointed with this one :D
Next Steps:
You have made it through the crucible, and have completed and understood the purpose of the 250 box challenge. Your next step is to move on to Lesson 2.
Thank you for your excellent feedback. The the box between 64-65 has an X because while I was check my pages, I've noticed I didn't put a number on that one. I didn't want to write the number and rewrite the numbers on the later boxes because I'd already made it so far. I know I should have just written the current number at the time, but it just wouldn't look right. Again, I thank you for the effort you put into the feedback.
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Good to know! Makes sense to just continue on, and I'd just recommend writing "forgot to number" or similar next to the box. Glad the feedback is appreciated!
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A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.
In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.
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