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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

10:03 PM, Friday October 23rd 2020

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Sorry some of it (most of it) is in digital, I am in hospital related to COVID and my mom got me a tablet to help pass time ???? I couldn't manage to finish it on paper, but I hope it's still okay, but if not that's okay too. it's my first time doing this all and I had to take some time off between the sections, so I'm not sure if my progress stagnated there

Anyway thank you for whoever can give me critique! I hope you have a nice day

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6:57 PM, Wednesday December 9th 2020

Dear Tilitin,

I hope you are home and feel better!

Lines

The lines look a little wobbly, I guess it was difficult to do the exercises on the paper. The digital version looks a little better. I like the Ghosted Planes, they look really good!! For the Ghosted lines, it is important to use the ghosting Method and the shoulder Pivot.

Ellipses

Ellipses must be drawn through ellipses 2 to 3 times, (2 times preferably) .Just like with lines, the ellipses must be drawn confidently, prioritizing confidence and smoothness, over accuracy. Even in ghosted planes with ellipses. Overall is ok, use them in your warm ups and you will improve fast. I like the funnels exercise. Congratulations!!

Boxes

On rough perspective, width lines should be parallel to horizon and height lines perpendicular to horizon but this will improve in time. Rotated boxes is a hard one, congratulation for starting this! At the Organic rotation, I like how you overlap them.

Congratulations for finishing lesson 1.

Next Steps:

I’d like to see one page of Table of Ellipses, keeping all of my pointers in mind.

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
12:44 PM, Wednesday December 30th 2020

Hello thank you! I am safe at home now and I am able to do this on paper, so I've actually redone the whole lesson but since you requested one page to Table of Ellipses it is here: https://i.imgur.com/MhjY5jn.png

Hopefully it has improved! Thank you for critiquing my work :)

3:40 PM, Thursday December 31st 2020

Hello!

I am glad to hear that you are safe at home now!

Ellipses must be drawn through ellipses 2 to 3 times, (2 times preferably) . This will come in time so do not worry and keep practicing them! :) .

I wish you ''Happy New Year!!''

Congrats for Lesson 1!!!

Next Steps:

You can start the 250 Boxes Challenge.

Use the exercises from lesson 1 as warm up before the Boxes session. Try to take breaks when you feel overwhelmed and don't rush.

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5:31 AM, Wednesday March 3rd 2021

Tilitin, You said you did the whole Lesson 1 on paper again. Can you post those. I had a similar problem where I was quarantining for 21 days without paper. I did and official submission and was asked to do it all over on paper for many reasons. I followed the advice and I can see why, even though I had a nice USI pen on my tablet, it is not the same. We can tackle digital media later.

Next Steps:

Submit exercise on paper

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
11:20 PM, Tuesday March 9th 2021
edited at 11:21 PM, Mar 9th 2021

https://imgur.com/a/IcC3NcD

Hey sorry for taking so long to respond! I was doing revisions to my 250 boxes, but here's my paper version of Lesson 1 in full

edited at 11:21 PM, Mar 9th 2021
3:59 AM, Wednesday March 10th 2021

Tiltin,

No worries. Thanks for the link.

Lines

Your lines start close together and fray as expected. Good sign you are going for smoothness and not precision, even though they still look wobbly. That will improve with time.

Your ghosting lines are actually really accurate, have you done this before?

Ellipses

Also really accurate, but here I can see your focus on accuracy payed a higher price in smoothness. Early on it is better to be inaccurate but smooth, accuracy will come later with practice, without thinking much on it. For me it came hafway on the box challenge

Boxes

There are things I can say about your boxes but in general you got the point of the exercises and you do grasp the concepts we were supposed to get.

Congratulations and good luck with your 250 box challenge

Next Steps:

Go to your 250 box challenge

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