Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

8:13 PM, Sunday October 18th 2020

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Some of my lines are very messy.

I also struggled a lot with the ellipses.

Would love some feedback.

Thanks for taking the time to look at these. :)

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1:40 PM, Tuesday October 20th 2020
edited at 11:38 AM, Oct 21st 2020

Hi BAUMO. Good job on finishing Lesson 1.

Lines

Your lines look really good in general. In Superimposed Lines there are frayings at the end but it will be fixed with more practice. All of your lines started at one point. It is good that you took your time to plan your lines and then drew them.

Your Ghosted Lines looks pretty confident and accurate. Some of the lines were arching a little bit, but overall they are confident and straight.

Ellipses

Your ellipses were good. In the Tables of Ellipses, your second page looks more confident and well constructed. There are some overlaps that you can work on. And some of them looked a little bit rushed, especially the little ones. Take your time with them and be careful not to draw from your wrist. It is hard to use your shoulder when you draw smaller ellipses but don't stop using your shoulder. It will get easier with time. I like how they were inside the boundaries, especially in planes.

In Funnels, some of the ellipses weren't aligned with the minor axis but most of them were good. Your wider ellipses were constructed a little better than the narrower ones in the middle. Just like the small ellipses, take your time with those as well.

Boxes

Your line in this part looks really great. I loved how you didn't repeat your lines in Rough Perspective, they look clean and confident. You did a good job keeping your vertical lines perpendicular to the horizon and horizontal ones parallel. However, your correction lines are not very visible, and in one panel, there were no correction lines at all. It is really important to draw them as they help you see and understand your mistakes. Sometimes with all the correction lines, drawing can get messy but remember, our job here is not to draw pretty drawings, but instead understanding the concepts that are introduced in the lessons. The last panel on the second page is really good. Not all the correction lines are visible, but from what I can see, the lines are all converging to the designated vanishing point.

I liked your Rotated Boxes. The gaps between boxes are even, and the rotation is well done. I saw you repeated some of your lines. Try to draw your lines only once and not fix them even if they come out wrong. Other than this, it looks great and clean.

Organic Perspective was well done. Your boxes created a good illusion of 3D space. There were few repeated lines here as well, but overall they look clean. There are some perspective issues, but you can fix them with 250 Box Challenge.

Next Steps:

I am glad to mark this as complete. You can start 250 Box Challenge. Good luck.

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edited at 11:38 AM, Oct 21st 2020
6:48 PM, Tuesday October 20th 2020

Thank you for taking the time to look at my exercises and the thorough critique.

I wish you the best of luck on your drawing journey :)

7:52 AM, Wednesday October 21st 2020

Thank you. Good luck to you too :)

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