10:47 AM, Thursday January 14th 2021
Hello, congratulations on completing all the lesson 1 exercises. Time for some feedback.
Lines
Super Imposed Lines: On the first page some of your lines look like you have either not gone over them 8 times, or you have done so very slowly and carefully, which is not the aim of this exercise. The second page is much better, even though it looks messier, you've drawn your lines with more confidence which has resulted in fewer wobbles. I can see your lines are fraying at both ends. While its fine for the lines to fray at one end, be mindful of placinng your pen down accurately at the start of each line. When you do this exercise for a warmup you can also try out curved lines.
Ghosted Lines: Some of these are very good, some of them are a bit wobbly. In this exercise we are looking for confidence over accuracy. Its fine to miss the second point slightly, or overshoot it a little, if it means you can draw your line in one smooth stroke. Some of these are really good though.
Ghosted Planes: These are generally much better than the previous exercise, well done!
Ellipses
Tables of Ellipses: Really good effort here. A few wobbles here and there, make sure you're ghosting each ellipse and drawing from your shoulder (yes, even for the tiny ones!)
Ellipses in Planes: Good understanding of the exercise, well done.
Ellipses in Funnels: Good, same comments as your tables exercise.
Boxes
Plotted Perspective: Very good.
Rough Perspective: The boxes are supposed to be drawn freehand in this exercise. It looks like you drew the front face of most of your boxes with a ruler. Remember that the objective of these exercises is not to make pretty picutes, it is to learn. The instructions are specific for a reason. This was an opportunity for you to practice more ghosting on your straight lines. Aside from that the exercise seems to be well understood.
Rotated Boxes: You're only supposed to use a ruler to make your inital axis, not for drawing the boxes. For the same reason as the pervious exercise. I know this exercise is hard, it's meant to be hard. Well done drawing through all your boxes, though, good job with that! Second big problem with this exercise, your boxes are not rotating enough. https://d15v304a6xpq4b.cloudfront.net/lesson_images/d73eea49.jpg You've also used super imposed lines on some back and inside edges on some of the boxes, which is not where we should be adding line weight.
Organic Perspective: You did a good job using scale to create a sense of depth here, well done. And your boxes are rotating as they move through space. There are some issues with repeating lines in this exercise though. No matter how off a line is, a student should never repeat it, they should keep the line as it if were correct and move on. If your repeating lines are supposed to indicate line weight, they need to be applied thoughtfully. Usually only around the outside of the boxes, not the internal edges, and only to boxes in the forground, not the small ones in the distance.
Next Steps:
Please redo the Rotated Boxes exercise.
This should be done freehand, only use a ruler for the inital axis. It will probably look ugly and that is fine.
Re-read the instructions and/or rewatch the demonstration video so you fully understand how far to rotate the boxes. Ask questions on the Discord/Reddit if you're having trouble. Don't worry about making it look good, just follow the instructions exactly and you'll be fine.