Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
3:29 PM, Sunday August 30th 2020
I like these exercises - looking forward to lesson 2
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11:57 PM, Monday September 14th 2020
Hi Juice,
I've checked your submission,
Wanna start out by your lines, they start out great, but as you progress through the lesson they get less and less confident. This is normal. As people get more into boxes, they put all their focus on them and forgot about line quality. Now, always remember: Confidence>Accuracy. You have to strive for confidence in your lines over anything else, accuracy will come with time and practice. But, how do you apply confidence? The ghosting method. Confidence in your lines should come from you ghosting and repeating until you feel ready, take your time for this, don't try to rush learning.
The same exact principle can be applied for our ellipses, take more time ghosting them and focusing on confidence, you will see how they will get tighter and better over time. Also, only go through your ellipses twice, more than that makes them look messy.
Your box related exercises are looking good, in exception of their line quality, but we have already talked about that.
I'm gonna mark this lesson as completed! Keep it up.
Next Steps:
Move on to the 250 Box Challenge!
7:26 AM, Wednesday September 16th 2020
I like your point on confidence > accuracy, I will keep this in mind. Thanks for the feedback!
6:28 PM, Wednesday September 16th 2020
My pleasure!
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