Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.

It seems you were already working on your box challenge when you transitioned into the official critique path, we typically ask for an additional 50 boxes from people have previously been working on the course but we'll let it pass this time. Just as a heads up and a warning though, you shouldn't be working ahead if you've already started lesson 2. Wait until you receive the go ahead from the person critiquing your work before starting the next section. Working ahead means you'll be carrying any mistakes you make currently along with you when they should have already been addressed. This will just result in further revisions and take long than if you had waited to begin with, and you'll be working to correct mistakes you've already addressed potentially.

Congratulations on completing the box challenge, it's definitely a lot more work than most people expect. Not only does it help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. Be proud of what you've accomplished and that desire you've shown. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.

Things you did well:

  • Your construction lines are looking smooth and confidently drawn by the end of the challenge.

  • It's good to see that you're taking the time to plan and evenly space your hatching lines. This helps keep your boxes tidy and makes them look more solid.

  • You're doing a great job of experimenting with orientations, proportions and rates of foreshortening. Experimenting is an important habit to build when learning any new skill, it helps form a more well rounded understanding. I hope you'll continue to display and nurture this habit in the future.

Things you can work on:

  • There are times when your lines converge in pairs or you attempt to keep your lines a bit too parallel which results in them diverging. This is an example of lines converging in pairs, and this shows the relation between each line in a set and their respective vanishing point. The inner pair of lines will be quite similar unless the box gets quite long and the outer pair can vary a lot depending on the location of the vanishing point. Move it further away and the lines become closer to parallel while moving it closer increases the rate of foreshortening.

The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.

While I've noted a few things you can work on in the critique above, you've completed quite the daunting challenge. Your boxes started out a bit rough but by the end they definitely polished up and appear quite solid, good work.

That being said I'll be marking your submission as complete and move you on to lesson 2.

If you haven't already I would recommend reading/watching through the updated box challenge (it looks like you may have started before the updates). It may help reinforce/clarify any concepts introduced in the challenge which will only help you going forward.

Keep practicing previous exercises and boxes as warm ups, and good luck.