250 Box Challenge
12:34 PM, Monday February 27th 2023
I finally, managed to finish the challange! Thank you for your time and your critique :)
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12:11 PM, Saturday March 11th 2023
Hello, congratulations on finishing the challenge, I'll be the one doing critique today.
Here are some things to consider going forward in the future:
Hatching: As I'm sure you are aware, hatching is optional but it's still recommended to do them as they are a good way to clarify to the viewer what side is facing them.
Lineweight: It's a little difficult to tell, but I'm not sure you are adding lineweight to the outline of your box. After finishing a box, please draw an extra line over the lines that make up the silhouette of the box, using the ghosting method. Again this is to help clarify the perspective to the viewer.
Extended Lines: Please extend lines in a different colored pen, you not doing so is partially the reason i can't tell whether or not you added lineweight as instructed.
Other than all that, you've done exceeding well at this challenge with no other glaring issues, just keep what I said in mind for future warmups.
Next Steps:
Lesson 2
3:36 PM, Tuesday March 14th 2023
Thank you for your feedback. I'll keep the things you mentioned in mind and also get myself a different colored pen :D
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