So, here it is. All the boxes. I think it's a bit out of order in the middle, but Imgur has terrible thumbnails so I can't tell which is which when I try to rearrange them.
I haven't had some amazing revelation from doing all 250 boxes when it comes to 3D space, so I can only hope some kind of information has been absorbed.
Congrats on finishing the box challenge! You've improved a lot on it, but I'll try to point out what I see so you can keep improving.
A thing to keep in mind is that lines can not be paralell or diverge, they always have to converge. You have some instances where your lines diverge or are parallel, so when plotting your boxes, don't forget to check if they diverge or are parallel before commiting with the lines.
You also have a bit of fraying on both ends on some of your hatching lines. Don't forget to place your pen carefully at the start of each line so this doesn't happen.
Don't forget to also extend your lines as much as you can, don't worry if they collide with other boxes, it's very important to go all the way through with the extensions, as they'll show you your mistakes more clearly.
And here's another diagram that shows more orientations of boxes, so it gives you more ideas about what to try.
A good thing to think about is the relationship between lines. Thinking about them will help you get better convergences on your boxes, as explained on this diagram.
Next Steps:
Congratulations on finishing lesson the box challenge! Your next step is lesson 2
As I marked this as complete, you are now qualified to critique lesson 1 and box challenge submissions.
-Doing critiques is a way of learning and solidifying concepts. I can atest to that after having done hundreds of critiques. There are a lot of concepts that I did not understand, and thanks to critiquing I started understanding them. Which made me learn a lot more through the course.
-Another thing is that as the number of current submissions is super high, if you critique some critiques, those would be less critiques I'd have to critique before reaching your next submissions, so you'd get your critiques faster.
It's totally optional of course, I won't force anyone to give critiques. But me and the other people who are critiquing would be super grateful if you gave it a shot.
Good luck on lesson 2, and keep up the good work!
NOTE: here's a quick guide on critiquing lesson 1 submissions.
There are a few people that feel hesitant to critique because they feel they aren't ready to it so hopefully it'll help you in case you are one of those people.
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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