4:32 PM, Monday June 20th 2022
Hey there! Congrats on completing the first lesson. I hope you're gaining a lot from this course so far.
Superimposed Lines: Excellent work here! You were careful in where you started your strokes, and I see very minimal fraying on the starting point. Plus, your lines appear mostly confident.
Ghosted Lines and Planes: Great work here! While you miss the mark on a few of these, usually by undershooting, that will get better with time. One thing I always recommend is that when you are ready to make your line, look at the destination point and draw towards it. That helps me draw more accurately towards the point. Also, you do have some wavering in your lines. Make sure to be confident in your strokes, even if you are unsure if they will make it there. Even if they miss, it is better to miss confidently rather than to waver to the end point. You can at least work with a straight mark better than a wavering mark.
Table of Ellipses: There is some wavering in your ellipses. Similar to the lines, be more confident in how you draw them. You are drawing through them as Uncomfortable mentioned, so keep on doing that. One thing also catches my eye is that your ellipses are loose. They aren't really snug to each other like the demos show. I would suggest doing one more table of ellipses, and this time focusing more on a goal of making sure they are snug to each other. It is okay if they overlap a little or if they peek out of the column/row a little, but make sure that you are drawing them confidently and snugly.
Ellipses in Planes: Nicely done here! Similar to before, the main thing is to draw your ellipses confidently. If you feel like you need to ghost it a few times before drawing them, feel free to do so. Sometimes, I spend a good 30 seconds to a minute ghosting forms just to make sure I execute them confidently. Take as long as you need.
Funnels: Great work! You did a decent job at varying the degrees. In future warm ups, you can challenge yourself by varying the degrees even more. Try to do a really skinny ellipse in the center and transition to fatter ellipses in the periphery. Also, similar to the table of ellipses, there are some ellipses that float, so continue to work of fitting them snugly in their confined space.
Plotted Perspective: Outstanding work here! The lines look clean, and I believe you understood the objectives here. I would use this as a warm up when you move on to the 250 box challenge. Just like...
Rough Perspective: This one is a little tougher, and you did fine here. Your extension lines look good, and while there is some wavering in your boxes' lines, they still look confidently built. One thing I would challenge you on is the vary the lengths of the boxes in future warm ups. When you go into the 250 box challenge, you will have to practice with dramatic and shallow foreshortening. However, since most instances of drawing use shallow foreshortening, you should practice that more. That means working with a vanishing point that isn't nearby. When you shorten the length, it will make it a little more difficult to approximate the vanishing point, but that is the point. Plus, with the box challenge, you are going to be drawing different types of boxes; not all of them should be long.
Rotated Boxes: Well done! This is a tough one, too. You made sure to draw through your box forms. Your lines look confident, and the hatching is well done. And while there are a few boxes that are out of place, you still rotated them well.
Organic Perspective: Well done here, too! You made sure to vary the sizes as you go into the frame. Also, I appreciate the overlapping work you did with your boxes. To challenge yourself, I would vary the sizes slightly more towards the end. Some of the boxes looks like they are similar sizes. This may mean slowing down how much you shorten the boxes, but it can help make the transition much smoother. Also, feel free to incorporate overlapping in the boxes in the middle or near the end. It can also help with perspective.
Overall, well done! I would like you to do one more page of Table of Ellipses and focus more on making the ellipses confident and snug to each other. Just submit it here again, and I'll review it as soon as I can.
Next Steps:
Do one more page of Table of Ellipses