Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
10:56 PM, Monday March 21st 2022
Any critique would be appreciated! Thank You!
Firstly good job on completing lesson
But there are a few critical aspects
Lines
I had no problem with your lines, they were drawn confidently and fairly accurately, you did a great job
Ellipses
your ellipses were drawn pretty messy because you drew over the circle adn ellipses more than 2-3 times and lack of confident, one other thing you should keep in mind is to draw withyour whole arm not with your wrist (why: draw with your wrist can limit the size of circle that you can draw but your elbow and shoulder dont limit your circle size, your line length as well). However, some of your circle and ellipses look very great and solid so keep on practice bro
Boxes
your line on boxes are not as great as your line home work, i think its understandable because this is the first time you draw boxes in perspective now im gonna give you a tips that i always think about when drawing boxes in perspective
when you draw boxes in perspective avoid drawing lines parallel lines because those lines gonna convert to each other at some point ( **keep in mind: for 1 point perspective the horizontal and vertical lines should be parallel and for 2 point perspective only the vertical line will be parallel )
to enhance your line quality i think you should ghost the line more (the ghosting technique). because you cant imagine the line inside your head right now so ghosting can help you know where the line should go and how it would look when you draw it on the paper
not lets go to the conclusion of your work
_ the main propblem you should pay attention to is your line quality, dont draw over the line too much when drawing boxes and you should ghost the line more
good luck with your 250 boxes challenge (^o^)/
Next Steps:
dont forget to do the 250 boxes challenge ok?
NOW QUICK! go to lesson 2
Thank you very much for the thoughtful critique!
I'll make sure to focus more on using the ghosting method for now on.
Thanks again! ^.^
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.
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