Congratulations on completing lesson one! My name is Rexplosive and I am a community member. I myself have only finished lesson one. I am now starting the 250 box challenge. Still, I feel confident that I understand the first lesson and will be referencing Uncomfortable's notes to ensure a good critique.

Lines

Superimposed Lines

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate confidence. Your hand blocks the endpoint, and yet you must confidently execute/guide your stroke. Any hesitation would result in wobbly lines. We are looking for smooth and consistent lines. We can expect to see fraying on the end of the line opposite the starting position. If you are taking the time to correctly position your pen, we should not see fraying on the start position. There are three levels of results https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/levels. We want to avoid wobbly lines, arcing lines and overshooting.

Results:

Your lines look confident. I see no hesitation when you execute your stroke. On the much longer lines, I do notice a slight curve that occurs. I think future warm-ups will remedy this. I feel you have understood this exercise.

Ghosted Lines

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to introduce you to a technique that you will use on every single mark you make through all of Draw a Box. The goal is to develop a habit of thinking before you draw. Remembering to rotate the page, plan your dots, prepare with ghosting, and finally execute with confidence.

Results:

I think your lines are good. There is a slight curve to some of your lines you can notice early on. Possibly as a result of subconsciously trying to correct your trajectory midway through the stroke. Nonetheless, you are very close to where you planned to end your line. There is some slight undershooting but I feel this is something you will easily overcome when you frequent your warm-up exercises in the future.

Ghosted Planes

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to apply the ghosting method to something more complex than a single line. Yet still, keep in mind that each line is an important step that must not be rushed. Regardless of whether we are making a plane or a box, we still plan (dots), prepare (ghost) and execute(confident, straight stroke).

Results:

I think that your planes were well done. Most lines are confident straight strokes. We do see some overshooting, but again, nothing I am worried about at this level. Your inner lines are even better than the ones creating the plane itself. I think you have demonstrated that you understand the point of this exercise.

Ellipses

Tables of Ellipses

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to get you used to drawing ellipses in a variety of sizes, orientations and degrees. We want to see that the ellipses did not go out of the allotted space, were snuggly packed next to each other, and were not drawn too short. Remember to draw through each ellipse, and avoid the egg shape.

Results:

Again you demonstrate confidence in your ellipses by following through. I notice from your first page to your second that there is already a noticeable improvement in the shape of the ellipses. They go from an egg shape to a bit more even. You are also more consistent with your size, orientation and degree on the second page. You certainly have demonstrated that you understand the purpose of this exercise and I expect your ellipses will become better as you follow the expectations of this exercise in the future.

Ellipses in Planes

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to demonstrate maintaining the smooth, even shape above all else. Next demonstrating that you can fit snugly within the plane touching all four edges. Avoid deforming the ellipses by staying calm.

Results:

I can see that you started by stressing to get all four edges in the planes with your ellipses which resulted in some deformed ellipses. As you went on, I can see your improvement as you begin to relax. You can see the ellipses much later down the page, and on the second page begin to look more smooth and even. Or as even as we can be in these odd-shaped planes. I think you have demonstrated you understand this exercise and will be able to take this exercise and apply it later to drawing cylinders inside boxes.

Funnels

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to get used to the minor axis line and fitting ellipses in snugly within a set space. Remembering to get each ellipse in the correct orientation with the minor axis. The ellipses should look as if it is evenly split in half along the axis (symmetrical equal halves). Avoid being slanted and cut unevenly along the minor axis. Remembering to fit snugly through the funnel, and within the space created by the curves. Avoided spilling outside the funnel.

Results:

I think you did a great job fitting your ellipses in snugly against each other through the funnel. As well as within the confined space you created. I did notice it looks as if instead of tracing a round object to create your funnels, you freehanded it? As well as using the corners of the page to create straight-line funnels. I think this resulted in an odd placement of your axis, which resulted in making it almost impossible to create even ellipses. You did demonstrate some degree changes in your funnel with wider ellipses. I think you have demonstrated that you understood the purpose of the exercise. In the future I just expect you to be more careful with the relationship with the axis and ellipses.

Boxes

Plotted Perspective

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise was to familiarize those who are starting out with vanishing points.

Results:

I do not think there is much to say here. You followed the instructions and drew your boxes well. You just did not draw the lines from the first section back to both vanishing points, but I think you have clearly demonstrated you are familiar with the concept of vanishing points.

Rough Perspective

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise was to get familiar with the concept that close enough is sometimes good enough. To get comfortable separating yourself from the explicit reliance on plotting everything back to a vanishing point. The boxes should look pretty close to correct but are not expected to be correct. You should demonstrate that you understand in one-point perspective, your horizontal lines run parallel to the horizon (kinda) and all vertical lines run perpendicular to the horizon. There should be no signs of guessing, no drawn lines to the vanishing point, and only one point perspective.

Results:

I understand you may not have had access to a different coloured pen, but the highlighter did make it a tad bit difficult to understand your lines back to the horizon. Still, I can see that most lines generally point closer and closer to the vanishing point you selected which is good. I think you understand this exercise and that your intuition for spatial reasoning will grow as you move on to the 250 box challenge. Your horizontal and vertical lines in relation to the horizon are well done. Good confident lines to create your boxes.

Rotated Boxes

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to learn how to infer information about space and the arrangement of objects from neighbouring objects. Remembering to rotate the boxes as they move away from the center box. Making sure to keep things together. Keeping gaps narrow and consistent. Making sure to draw through all boxes.

Results:

I think you did a great job with this one. I would have liked to seen a little more rotation on the second set of boxes around the center if that makes sense. Nonetheless, great job. I am sure when you come back to do this exercise, later on, you will see much improvement. You show understanding of the purpose of this exercise, used each object to infer your next lines, and maintained an appropriate narrow gap. You also drew through all of your boxes. Good stuff!

Organic Perspective

What we are looking for:

The purpose of this exercise is to experience the deep end. Work with freely rotating boxes in 3D space without any real grounding of how to deal with it. No use of vanishing points on the page. Using your educated guess and intuition.

Results:

I did notice you had attempted to correct some lines. I myself have been advised this by a TA, so I shall pass it on to you. Please avoid redrawing your lines. I understand it is a mistake, but adding more lines will actually just make things more messy and confusing. Nonetheless, I think you did a great job with your boxes on this exercise. Some of your boxes are constructed with well-planned and executed lines that are smooth and straight. You also took into consideration and executed the sizing of the boxes down the line. The illusion of the boxes getting smaller is evident. Good job! I think you are a good candidate for the next challenge!

Overall:

I think that HUNSTRUPS has demonstrated understanding of all the exercises in level one and should move on to the 250 box challenge. Good submission that showed some growth. Your line confidence has increased over the exercises. I am marking this as complete. Good work, keep it up!