Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

7:43 PM, Sunday April 28th 2024

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I was doing daily sessions of 30 minutes of DAB and 30 minutes of the 50% rule. I used the time format DD/MM/YYYY.

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8:07 PM, Sunday April 28th 2024

Hi, I'm going to give you my feedback on your homework. Are you ready? Let's start!

Lines

At first, your lines are a little arched, but this decreases over time (but there is still a little arching:

https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/ghostedlines/arc ).

Ellipses

Good job drawing them. Even though there are mistakes, I saw that you are aware of them. The smoothness with which you draw the eilpses will improve with practice.

Boxes:

Nothing to complain about. Your ability to draw boxes will improve significantly in the 250 boxes challenge.

Great job! I encourage you to continue DAB, move on to the 250 box challenge and continue with the 50% rule. Don't forget to redo these exercises as a warm-up before drawing.

Next Steps:

250 boxes challenge.

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2:10 PM, Wednesday May 1st 2024

Thank you very much for the feedback! My arched lines have been bothering me for a while now, but i'm focusing on fixing them in my warmups and 250 box challenge.

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