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2:26 AM, Sunday August 2nd 2020
Hello,
Lines: Good job with only fraying on one side! Keep it up. Some wobbly lines but I can tell you're already making progress!
Ellipses: Biggest thing to think about is wobbly lines. Ghost as many times as you need to (moving the pen quickly) and then seamlessly place the pen on the page. It is ok for now if it is in the wrong place or shape. First you learn how it feels to draw smooth lines, then over time your arm will learn how to place them how you intended. Also only go over your ellipse 2-3 times. Don't keep going until it looks right. Just 2-3 times then do a new one. I think the more you get used to this motion of your arm the tighter your ellipses will be, so you don't need to go over your ellipses until they are tight, it won't teach you as much. Something that helped me is to just get comfortable with one particular ellipse shape then attempt others. Also to draw small ones then big ones right after. And don't be afraid to practice more big ellipses that require lots of motion from your shoulder.
For the funnels really good job aligning with the minor axis! Try that version where the axis lines come out of a corner.
Boxes: It's okay to do the lines drawn with a ruler in pencil. No reason those need to be in ink. Your line quality decreased during the rough perspective exercise, so make sure you are ghosting multiple times for those lines as you would any other. For the next exercise, don't scribble out lines. If it is wrong then you just have to work with it. This teaches you to think carefully about the lines you put down before you make them.
For the last exercise try to make the nearer boxes bigger and the farther boxes smaller. Especially on the last page they all kinda look the same size. Also draw a larger variety of box shapes. They don't all need to look like cubes.
Overall good job, keep it up! Hope this helped!
Best,
Frog
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250 box challenge
11:09 PM, Thursday August 6th 2020
Thank you so much for the suggestions! I really appreciate it. Getting clean lines seem to be the hardest thing for me. I am doing the 250 box challenge at the moment and will definitely keep your suggestions in mind.
Again, thank you so much for your time!
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