Hello idkhowtodrawellipses!
Overall, you have done a pretty good job!
Lines
Your lines are overall pretty confident with smooth and continuous flow. There are some that waver/wobble a bit as you draw towards the targeted point. To note, confidence should take precedence and be prioritized before accuracy. It’s ok that the lines aren’t fully accurate, as it is imperative to first develop the shoulder muscle memory to draw out smooth, confident strokes. So continue to ghost and execute every line with your shoulder. Essentially, a confident stroke that is slightly inaccurate is better than an accurate but wobbly line.
Ellipses
Ellipses are off to a good start and are generally confident. There are a couple of exceptions, where the ellipses turn sharply as you fit your ellipses in their allotted spaces. Ellipses in the funnel are generally aligned to the minor axis, though there are a couple that are off alignment and loses its symmetry on either side of the minor axis.
Boxes
As you continue to go through your boxes, there are some nice confident lines. But there is still a few hesitant lines. So remember to plan, ghost, and execute the line confidently with your shoulder for every line. Also, I notice you don’t repeat/correct any lines (I just saw one in organic perspective), which is great!
Rough perspective
A couple of things to keep in mind for this exercise:
Horizontal lines should be parallel to the horizon line
Vertical lines should be perpendicular to the horizon line
While there are plenty of evidence you are doing this (which is certainly a challenge in itself!), there are some lines that stray off diagonally.
Rotating boxes
Kudos on getting through this exercise! The boxes are generally rotating along the vertical and horizontal axes, so nice job. The boxes are well neighbored to each other, and you are drawing through your boxes, which is great.
Organic perspective
As the boxes get slightly smaller on the path, you’ve conveyed a sense that they move slightly away from the viewer. The boxes are also rotating as they move along the path. In terms of perspective, there are some sets of parallel lines that diverge away, making planes that are further away appear to get larger instead of slightly smaller. But no worries, you’ll have plenty of practice in the 250 Box Challenge!
Congratulations on completing lesson 1!
Next Steps:
Continue to use these exercises as part of your warm ups (about 10-15 minutes)
Feel free to move onto the 250 box challenge
Don’t forget to take breaks and draw for fun!
Also, now that you’ve completed Lesson 1, I encourage you to critique some Lesson 1 community submissions. Not only will this help the community, but it will also solidify and reinforce your understanding of the material. Of course, this is optional (but we’d be especially grateful!). If you’d like to give it a shot, see this guide that was created by one of our community members on how to go about critiquing Lesson 1.
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