Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

4:54 PM, Monday January 25th 2021

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Here's my first lesson. I realized I should probably warm-up before doing the exercises a bit later into the lesson so some of the shapes may not be the best. Thanks in advance to anyone who is willing to critique this.

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9:27 PM, Monday January 25th 2021

Hi! It looks like you've done well overall on this lesson. I'll go through each exercise individually.

For superimposed lines, you're making sure to line up your pen correctly, so the fraying is only on one end, which is perfect. Your accuracy will improve with time, so keep at it! Your ghosted lines are also decent. Some of them have a bit of a curve or wobble to them, but I think that will go away with practice. Just remember to draw quickly and confidently even on short lines.

Your table of ellipses and ellipses in planes both turned out well. Keep at it in warm-ups, as you're on the right track. The funnels are also looking good. A few of the smaller ellipses towards the center are a bit tilted, so keep the minor axis in mind- it should cut the ellipse in half evenly, so the major axis (going from top to bottom) is perpendicular to the minor axis. It's a bit tricky, so just keep that in mind as you work.

Both perspective exercises look good. Some of the vertical lines are a bit tilted, so just keep that in mind moving forward as well.

Rotated boxes has the common issue of not actually rotating the boxes. Here's an example: https://d15v304a6xpq4b.cloudfront.net/lesson_images/d73eea49.jpg

I can see that you caught the mistake a few times, and this exercise is meant to be really hard, so as long as you're aware of it, you should be fine. It's tricky even if you know what you're trying to avoid, so just keep at it!

Organic perspective looks fine overall. A few of the boxes are a bit off, and the size difference could be pushed a bit more, but it's looking good overall! The second one is a bit rougher, with some size being inconsistent and the boxes not completely following the curved line. Just keep that in mind when you revisit it in your warm-ups. I would say you're ready to take on the 250 box challenge!

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250 Box Challenge

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12:45 AM, Thursday January 28th 2021

Thank you for such a detailed critique! I did not understand what you meant by, "I can see that you caught the mistake a few times". It was referring to the rotated boxes exercise. All my boxes seem to be rotated to some degree. Do you mean I should rotate them more?

12:47 AM, Thursday January 28th 2021
edited at 12:47 AM, Jan 28th 2021

On second thought, I looked a bit closer and can see that there are boxes that are coverging towards the same vanishing point.

edited at 12:47 AM, Jan 28th 2021
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