Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
6:27 AM, Monday September 14th 2020
Okay here it is
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1:57 PM, Monday September 14th 2020
Hi AWINBELL, Lets get to the review.
1. Lines : Good job! however, I notice some frying happening on both ends in the SML homework, place the pen carefully at the beginning so this doesn't happen. There is a bit of wobble on the ghosting lines, try to prioritize confidence over accuracy, But overall, great job.
2. Ellipses : Great job! looks very confidence and accurate, they are mostly in bounds but I see that you drew through some of the ellipses over 3 times. Remember, the maximum number is 2-3 times :)
3. Boxes : Nicely done, however, there's a lot of wobble happening on the rough perspective boxes, again, focus on confidence more than accuracy. I can see that you had some trouble on the rotating boxes, but dont worry, your sence of 3D space will get better once you get into the 250 box challenge. overall, good job.
Next Steps:
Move on to the 250 box challenge.
9:49 PM, Monday September 14th 2020
Thank you so much! This is already really helpful and perspective as a concept is making a lot more sense to me in practice. I'm mostly getting used to drawing with my shoulder so this is also good. So far I'm having ugly boxes doing the challenge, but I'm starting to get more confidence in drawing them as the practice becomes clearer for me. Thank you so much for the crit!
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