Hi there! I saw your submission in the queue so I figured I'd take a look.
Form Intersections. One of my favorite exercises. Let me just start by saying that a vast majority of these intersections are truly excellent, at least along my own experience. You give each form great care and thought to how those forms interact, and you choose some bold positions that I have yet to attempt. I did take a page to nitpick a little where there were some slightly off intersections, but I genuinely believe you have a strong understanding of this exercise and will continue to improve as you continue to work with these forms. Incidentally, Comfy made a diagram in a review that I found extremely insightful and might be useful for you to have on-hand in case you need a refresher. It's a breakdown of how a round form only interacts with the flat plane that it aligns with; kind of interesting to look at from time to time.
Objects. Okay, so the way I understand it, this lesson is all about planning. From the way one sets up their orthographic study to the way they carefully carve out their object within the box, every step is considered strongly before a mark even hits the page. Planning is a big part of DAB's curriculum, it seems. To that end, I believe you have done an excellent job with how you set up your work. You clearly have a deft understanding of how to utilize the techniques introduced in this lesson, as there's plenty of subdividing and mirroring in your preparations, and that work matches what you set up in the xyz drawing. This truly shines in your more complex work, like your desktop speaker (I used to own a set of those!) and the hand mixer.
If I had anything that I might recommend you do for future works, I'd advise strongly in favor of drawing through your forms as much as you can. It's not required in the lesson as far as I can tell, so there's no demerits or anything from me, truly. It can be useful to bring some clarity to forms that are not expressly clear in the final product(Your hole punch has a intake ramp of sorts, and in the xyz drawing it doesn't quite read well). I also believe the speaker's connection to base with that conical form should have been plotted. That said, it's a small part of the drawing, and it's kind of hard to set up without a real nest of lines. At the end of the day, it's going to be one of those decisions that you make when you set up your plans.
Really though, I believe this is a well-done submission, and I'll mark this as complete.
Next Steps:
Move on to the 25 wheel challenge if you haven't already done so.
Thanks for the feedback and for the kind words. I appreciate that you are critical/are nitpicking. You are right on those points and I will focus on those moving forward.
Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.
Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.
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