Updated funnels (I seem to have misinterpreted the original instruction and assumed that it was a giant funnel that took up the whole page).
As for rotated boxes being messy, is that something that will simply improve with further practice or is there something I can work on?
For your Funnels, three of them on the left side are quite poor spacing. Remember to keep your ellipses tight and snugly against one another. Too many of the ellipses were being loose as well, causing the illusion of a funnels broken. There's not many clear attempts of you trying to fit the ellipses in the funnels. So remember to have your ellipses touch and not go over the sides of the funnels too much. I would suggest you taking as much time as you need for the ghosting method before committing your ellipses onto the paper.
I would say the problem in your Rotated boxes being messy is mainly due to the lines work. Since there are still a noticeable amount of stray lines, causing your overall work seems to be crowded and messy. The lines warm-ups and the upcoming 250 boxes challenge will gradually improving your lines to reach to level 3. I'm sure when your lines are consistent, start and end at the right designated points that you have planned out, not only the Rotated Boxes exercise but also other exercises that involves in lines (like Organic Perspective, Rough Perspective, and many more to come...) will be improved as well.
Next Steps:
One filled page of Funnels.
I need clear attempts of your ellipses fitting snugly against each other + the ellipses should be touching the sides of the funnels and not breaking out of the sides. You can try to vary the sizes of the funnels as well (I use small rice bowl, empty water glass, mosquito racket,...) basically any object in your house you could find that is circular to create your funnels. Stay strong! You're really close to the next challenge.
Here is the redo of funnels.
Great job! These one definitely improves. Although there are still a few of ellipses breaking out of the funnels slightly, I can at least tell there are clear attempt of trying to fit them in the funnels more. The ellipses are fitting snugly against each other in these one too.
Overall, I think you're ready to move onto the 250 boxes challenge. It is recommend to incorporate these exercises into your warm-ups. Personally, I would pick out a random one and do it for 10-15 minutes as a warm-up. You are free to do how many or how long you want since this is more of a personal growth. For now, I would say the Ghosted Planes and Ellipses in Ghosted Planes would benefit you most on making you getting used to drawing from the shoulder more and improve your lines and ellipses confidence in the process. Have a great time doing your 250 boxes challenge now and congrats on completing the first lesson yippee!
Next Steps:
Incorporate these exercises as your warm-ups and move onto the 250 Boxes Challenge.
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