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7:27 PM, Sunday March 7th 2021

While I can see that you are doing a better job of employing the ghosting method in your construction, there are still some areas that you appear to struggle with.

For many of your boxes here you were still checking some of your convergences incorrectly. This step is important as it allows you to easily recognize mistakes in your work and identify where you need to improve.

You are also not applying your extra line weight correctly. For this exercise you should only apply your extra line weight to the silhouette of your boxes and not the inner corners.

Like I said in the original critique; as you progress through Drawabox and begin to construct more complex forms that it is important to put in the time and focus required to execute each step correctly and to apply the ghosting method to every step of the process.

So, before moving you onto lesson 2, I am going to have you draw 5 additional boxes. To ensure that you take your time and focus on following each step to the best of your ability I want you to only draw one box per day.

That means, when you sit down to draw your box, you only need to worry about the box in front of you and nothing else. All your focus and attention should be on the steps required to construct that single box.

Just like before, you are to reread the instructions in their entirety before beginning and if you have any questions feel free to ask them here.

Next Steps:

5 additional boxes

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
5:05 AM, Monday March 8th 2021

I have a question. Sould I apply line weight to only the contour of the box or to all the lines I can see as a viewer?

10:36 PM, Monday March 8th 2021

You should be focusing that weight extra along the outer edges of your form and not the inner corners. You can reread this section about how to apply your extra line weight for this chalenge.

4:55 AM, Tuesday March 9th 2021

Oh, that was it. You see, I got confused by the image on the side that was meant to show the correct way of doing it, but the thickness in the box shown in it appeared to be applied on all the lines that the viewer can see. Thank you for clearing that up.

5:55 AM, Friday March 12th 2021
9:27 PM, Friday March 12th 2021

Because there were some issues that were still coming up between the revisions, I wanted to swoop in here and see if I could help address them myself. Your results have mostly improved (although there's one big mistake I'll address in a second), although there are factors involving your line quality that I would like to correct, or at least understand a little better, before we have you continue on.

The major issue I alluded to above is this box where you most definitely extended your lines in the wrong direction (towards the viewer), and also ended up with a box that contradicted the basic principles of perspective (far plane should be smaller than the closer plane).

When extending your lines, remember you're not extending towards their convergence - because if your convergence is in the wrong correction, this wouldn't help us identify the mistake. Instead, you're extending your lines away from the viewer in 3D space. Based on the fact that you did add hatching to one of the faces that were closer to the viewer, you do seem to understand which side is which.

One trick you can use to ensure you're always extending your lines in the right direction is to look at the original Y you started with. Start at the midpoint where all 3 segments of the Y connect, and then extend along one of those edges. This is always going to take you away from the viewer, and further back in space.

Now, what I'm going to ask for may be a little inconvenient to deliver, but it's something that would be very helpful in allowing us to identify specifically how you could change your markmaking approach. Is it possible for you to record yourself drawing a box?

We don't need to see your face, but being able to see your arms, see how you pace yourself, where you invest your time, etc. will help us identify any misunderstandings that may be getting in the way. Obviously this won't be something you can do while holding a phone with one hand - you'll either need to be able to set up your phone to record from a static position, or have someone else holding the phone while you draw.

I understand this is by no means easy, but it would be really helpful.

Also, as a side note - I actually updated the ghosted lines content recently (where I explain how the ghosting method works), including live recordings of me working through the material, instead of the digital demonstrations that were available before. This may also help you better understand how the technique should be applied to get the most of it. You'll find it here.

5:57 AM, Saturday March 13th 2021

Hi, I want to give thanks to both of you for your patience.

Regarding the box I drew, I cannot see what would be the properly drawn box in this case, so could you please specify in exactly what way its perspective is wrong, maybe with a visual representation? (As I was writing this I had an epiphany and realized the wrongness of the box and the perspective in it, so you don't need to address this)

About the recording part, we are lucky: a webcam is amongst my belongings, so I could try to record the video through that.

I will take a look at the updated ghosting part looking for a breakthrough.

Thank again to both you and scyllastew for your patience.

4:27 PM, Saturday March 13th 2021
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