Hello everyone,
I'm Zejd from Kosovo and this is my work submission for the Lesson 1 homework.
I would really appreciate it if someone can critique my work and give me some feedback on the areas in which I can make improvements.
Thanks in advance and looking forward to be part of this community!
Lines
P good job in general, they get a bit wobbly at times, so remember you should always prioritize confidence over accuracy.
Ellipses
P good job too, they are a bit wobbly too so remember that in ellipses as well as lines you should try to do them as confident as you can, don't hesitate in sacrificing accuracy to get them smoother and more confident.
Boxes
On boxes good job overall, a few things:
-No matter how off a line is, don't repeat it, keep going as if it was correct, as drawing them will make the drawing messier.
-On organic perspective I recommend doing more overlaps. You can clarify after the overlaps by adding a confident, drawn with the shoulder superimposed line on the part of the silhouette of the boxes that overlap. Perspective on them has issues but you'll work on it on the box challenge, so don't worry about it!
Next Steps:
First of all, congratulations on finishing lesson 1! Your next step is the box challenge.
As I marked this as complete, you are now qualified to critique lesson 1 submissions.
-Doing critiques is a way of learning and solidifying concepts. I can atest to that after having done hundreds of critiques. There are a lot of concepts that I did not understand, and thanks to critiquing I started understanding them. Which made me learn a lot more through the course.
-Another thing is that as the number of current submissions is super high, if you critique some critiques, those would be less critiques I'd have to critique before reaching your next submissions, so you'd get your critiques faster.
It's totally optional of course, I won't force anyone to give critiques. But me and the other people who are critiquing would be super grateful if you gave it a shot.
Good luck on the box challenge, and keep up the good work!
NOTE: here's a quick guide on critiquing lesson 1 submissions.
There are a few people that feel hesitant to critique because they feel they aren't ready to it so hopefully it'll help you in case you are one of those people.
Hi Elodin,
Thanks for the review! I'm trying to sacrifice accuracy for confidence but sometimes the brain gets the control of the hand/shoulder and things happen.
The weird thing is that at first it was easier to do drawing from the shoulder and now that I'm doing the 250 boxes challenge I often find myself frequently drawing from the elbow instead. I guess it must be from the drawing rate and tiredness or something.
Anyways thanks again I appreciate it!
That's completely normal, drawing with the shoulder will give you trouble for a while, as long as you keep it mind constantly and you remind yourself constantly to shift to the shoulder pivot, you'll get it eventually. Good luck on the box challenge!
Will do. Thanks!
Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.
Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.
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