go for the challenges now
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go for the challenges
Thanks!
Nice job focusing on the confidence of your lines - through the super imposed lines you're not getting caught up in accuracy and focusing on achieving a consistent, straight line, which is exactly what the exercise is about. You hold to this pretty well into the ghosted lines and planes as well, and while your control will continue to improve with practice (though you might want to put a little more time into the planning/preparation phases of the ghosting method), they're looking good and definitely improving as you move through it.
Your ellipses are a little bit slopppy so don't forget to apply the ghosting method here to help keep them controlled and snug.
For your rough perspective boxes, just a small suggestion - always remember that your horizontals should run parallel to the horizon line, and your verticals should run perpendicular to it. Your verticals sometimes slant a little, so they may require a little more time in the planning/preparation phases.
Lastly, in your organic perspective boxes you're going back over your lines a lot to correct them, resulting in a somewhat sketchy, hairy appearance. Always apply the ghosting method to every mark you draw through this course, and don't correct mistakes as it's a bad habit that will only draw more attention to them.
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Onto the 250 box challenge!
Thank you so much! Your reply is very constructive, it really helped me understand what I'm doing wrong.
While I agree with BlueNomad in that you should move onto the 250 box challenge, I think a little additional critique is in order. Just a couple things, to keep this brief:
Your lines section is looking solid
Your ellipses tend to be a little loose, so work on tightening them up while maintaining the same confident pace
Your linework in the organic perspective boxes gets super scratchy. Don't forget that you should be applying the ghosting method for every single line you draw. This will help you draw with more intent and purpose, rather than falling into bad habits.
Next Steps:
Move onto the 250 box challenge.
Right from when students hit the 50% rule early on in Lesson 0, they ask the same question - "What am I supposed to draw?"
It's not magic. We're made to think that when someone just whips off interesting things to draw, that they're gifted in a way that we are not. The problem isn't that we don't have ideas - it's that the ideas we have are so vague, they feel like nothing at all. In this course, we're going to look at how we can explore, pursue, and develop those fuzzy notions into something more concrete.
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