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4:29 AM, Saturday November 19th 2022
Hello Wymann, I'm Nobody, and I'll be hosting your critique today. A few notes beforehand for the criteria I'm using: I'll be using Elodin's Pastebin post on how to critique Lesson 1 (find here) as a checklist. A Lesson is incomplete if any one of your sections has not been satisfactorily completed, and a section has not been completed satisfactorily if you've made more than a third of the mistakes (roughly, more than a quarter of the submission randomly chosen shows the mistake). That said, some mistakes are ones that either will or can only be ironed out through repeated practice.
Lines
Superimposed Lines
Superimposed Lines looks good, no fraying on both ends and no prominent arching, and your lines seem to have been drawn confidently, so that's a clear from me.
Ghosted Lines
Ghosted Lines are also pretty good. No arching, a smooth and confidently drawn line, and you're clearly prioritizing confidence over accuracy, but you also gradually improve your accuracy as well. This gets a pass from me as well.
Ghosted Planes
Ghosted Planes are essentially an extension of the Ghosted Lines exercise, and a lot of the same critique applies here as well. There's a very slight bit of a wobble in some of the lines, but those are incredibly few and seem to be isolated to the edges and corners, so I think it's fine.
All-in-all, Lines is complete.
Ellipses
Table of Ellipses
Okay, this is very good. I'm glad to see that you're drawing through the ellipses at least twice, this is the most common mistake that happens and is something that I myself am guilty of. Other than that, your tables are good, no unnecessary gaps and you've filled out the space well.
The same goes for the Ellipses in Planes and Ellipses in Funnels.
All-in-all, Ellipses are complete.
Boxes
Boxes is complete. No noteworthy mistakes here.
All-in-all, Boxes are complete.
Next Steps:
Head on to 250 Boxes
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