I really enjoied doing this challenge. I didn´t dreamed with boxes, but I´m sure I´ve learned something.
Disclaimer: between box 66 and 67 there´s a gap of three months. I took a break from Drawabox and then I made a review of lesson 0 (which I neglected when I started, sorry) and lesson 1.
For any critique: thank you very much!
Drawing through your forms:
All your boxes are drawn through with x-ray vision, good work!
Checking our convergences:
Some sets of parallel lines are not converging as they get further away (such as with boxes 4, 38, 198, and 226). This isn't technically wrong, as it is possible to have fully parallel lines in space (https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/6/infinity), but it's not something we're supposed to do in the 250 box challenge.
Your line extensions are done in the correct directions, well done!
Line work & hatching:
Some boxes (such as 28, 66, 218) have heavy use of line weight. We need the outside lines that make up our box's silhouette to be subtly thicker than the other lines, so it can hold the form together without drawing too much attention. On the other hand, our inner lines should only have the first stroke we make.
This becomes less of an issue with later boxes though, so I would not be too concerned about it - just try to only do the necessary amount of lines.
Your hatching done looks consistent and confident. Well done! I would, however, recommend spacing out the lines more. It accomplishes the same purpose of clarifying a box's form, and uses up less time.
Box variety:
The only critique I have with this section would be to have a few more boxes with more rapidly converging lines, but each box drawn looks unique, and has an interesting shape.
Additional notes:
There's some writing and notes on a lot of pages, which is something I wouldn't recommend doing unless specifically requested by course material. The line extension method is pretty efficient when it comes to finding mistakes, and there is value in identifying mistakes visually, without notes.
Also, good job going back and and reviewing Lesson 0 :D
Next Steps:
You've made it through the crucible, by completing and understanding the purpose of the 250 box challenge. The next step is to move on to Lesson 2.
Thanks for the critique! You made it clear some aspects that I really didn´t thought that was happening.
About the notes, I thought that was beneficial and that was helping me to understand my mistakes, but now I´m wondering if this is really true. Thanks for the warning!
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