Hey everyone! This is my first time making my way through draw a box and I'm really enjoying the process (still pre 250 box challenge). I've been a professional 3d animator for about 6 years now and unfortunately have never had much talent for 2d art, though im hoping to change that this year! thanks for anyone who takes the time to look at my post!
Congrats on finishing Lesson 1! After I took a 3D animation class once, 3D animation is as far as I can tell just pure wizardry and impossible to be done by mortals, so congrats on that too.
Lines
You're really good at doing confident linework on these exercises. You seem to get better at plotting as the exercises go along, too. The main problem with your lines is that some of them seem to have a pretty significant arc. Make sure you aren't drawing from your wrists.
Ellipses
Once again, the confidence looks nice. All of these circles are really smooth. The main problem is accuracy - many of your ellipses are too small or kind of trend downward and don't hit the top of the target. You had pretty good accuracy on the funnels exercise, though.
Boxes
Your accuracy with plotting is still really good, but your lines are less confident here. There's a lot less arcing on this one, though, so good job with that. Your main problem is the rotated box exercise. It seems like you're not using vanishing points for the inner squares in the boxes. (Did I explain that well? You know, the faces that are furthest from the camera are not rotating along with the faces that are closest to the camera.) You seem to have gotten better at this once you reached the outer corners, so I don't think you should redo it or anything, but it might help to pay attention to that.
Overall, good job.
Next Steps:
Do the 250 Box Challenge
Thanks Ladon! Trust me anyone can learn animation as long as you have a mirror but you're critiques are all things I could feel myself strugging with at the time. I feel like the 250 box challenge will be a good repetitive challenge to solidify some better habits!
This is a remarkable little pen. Technically speaking, any brush pen of reasonable quality will do, but I'm especially fond of this one. It's incredibly difficult to draw with (especially at first) due to how much your stroke varies based on how much pressure you apply, and how you use it - but at the same time despite this frustration, it's also incredibly fun.
Moreover, due to the challenge of its use, it teaches you a lot about the nuances of one's stroke. These are the kinds of skills that one can carry over to standard felt tip pens, as well as to digital media. Really great for doodling and just enjoying yourself.
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