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250 Box Challenge

3:55 PM, Sunday October 25th 2020

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I did it! I felt like quitting multiple times but I did it. x)

Two things I would like to add because it's not apparent in the drawings:

  • I was able to speed up the process for drawing each box. In the first few pages, I needed about 2 minutes to draw one box whereas in the end, it only took me about 30 seconds per box.

  • During the exercise, I didn't always have the best setting. Partially, I had to draw the boxes on my lap but I still think they turned out well enough for free-hand drawing.

What I will take away from this exercise myself:

  • I have to take care to let the first tree lines for one VP meet even when farther away.

  • I have to draw each line as straight as possible. I see a slight curvature in some places to meet the endpoint instead of drawing a perfectly straight line.

  • Filling out one side of the box showed me that I also have to take care for the simple start-stop exercise to draw each parallel line from border to border without lifting off too soon or overshooting.

I appreciate any feedback you might have.

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6:47 PM, Wednesday October 28th 2020

You did a pretty good job, but I didn't see many boxes with drastic foreshortening.

I could see some divergence in a few of your boxes but it was more the exception than the rule.

Can I ask you why you didn't add any line weight on the external edges? It would have also made the curvature problem clearer to tackle while also giving you an opportunity for further growth!

Overall I think you have consolidated your understanding of 3d space and you can take the next step on your Drawabox journey!!

Next Steps:

Go onto Lesson 2, good luck!

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6:35 AM, Thursday October 29th 2020

Hey Restlegless - I had to read your name multiple times, so goal achieved =]

The drastic foreshortening went really well each time I did it, so I focused on the more challenging distances.

Missed opportunity on the line weight, you are right! I will take it on my ToDo for future exercises to also include it.

Thank you very much for your critique and encouragment. I am looking forward to lesson 2. :D

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2:32 PM, Sunday November 1st 2020

Cheers m8,pog on completing the challenge.However that doesnt mean u're done with lesson 1 and the challenge.I say every once in a while go back to the previous lesson to sharpen your skills. Welcome to lesson 2

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2:39 PM, Sunday November 1st 2020

Hey Richy, thank you for the review on my submission!

Could you maybe also click on "agree" on Restlegless's review above?

And sure, I will go back to previous lessons from time to time to not forget them. =]

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