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5:42 PM, Thursday May 7th 2020
Alrighty. So, the first thing I noticed (hard to miss, really) is that you did about 500 boxes per page. In the instructions for the box challenge, you’ll find a section that asks that you do no more than 5-6 boxes per page. There’s a number of reasons for this. The first is that large boxes are more difficult (the lines are further apart, so it’s harder to estimate their rate of convergence.) The second, and most important reason, is that large boxes allow us more space to think about our problems. Now, your convergences are fairly good, though it is the same box over and over, and the line-work is fairly solid, too, but I will still request some extra boxes.
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I’d like to see 50 more boxes. Be careful that you’re sticking to 5-6 boxes per page, and pay close attention to the angles between the lines of the Y. The more varied they are, the more varied your boxes will be, the more you will learn from this challenge.
11:01 AM, Friday May 8th 2020
Somehow missed that info. Will deliver the extra work asap!!
10:33 AM, Friday May 15th 2020
Here is the link to the redo. Waiting for your feedback. Thank you so much!!
3:22 PM, Friday May 15th 2020
Yup- looks good! A couple of things. First, be super mindful of which way your box is facing. A lot of these correction lines have been extended in the wrong direction, and as a result, diverge, when, in reality, your boxes are fine. Read about this in detail: https://drawabox.com/lesson/250boxes/1/wrongdirection Basically, the lines extend in the direction of the original Y. It’s easy to tell if you got this right, because they form a Y. Another thing, is in regards to your lineweight. It should be applied subtly (one or two superimposed lines, no more), and only to the silhouette (never to the inner lines!) Outside of that, these look good. Well done, and best of luck in Lesson 2.
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Lesson 2
9:35 PM, Friday May 15th 2020
Thank you for the feedback. Will keep those in mind moving forward!!
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