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2:15 PM, Thursday February 3rd 2022
Nice job on completing Lesson 1!
Lines
Your lines tend to wobble and arch. Make sure to really commit to the line and don’t worry about accuracy (it will come with more experience). Also remember to draw using your shoulder and don’t draw from the wrist or elbow.
Ellipses
Ellipses are generally good. Make sure you don’t rush it and take your time ghosting for as long as you need.
Boxes
Rotated boxes are a bit to messy to distinguish the detail. You should really make sure not to “chicken-scratch” - most of your lines in rotated boxes, and to some degree in organic perspective, have a “scratchy look”. Even if you are drawing at a smaller scale, make sure to use the ghosted line method.
Next Steps:
Well done! You can try out the 250 box challenge. Good luck!
2:31 PM, Thursday February 3rd 2022
Thank you for the critique! The lines exercises are about 3 weeks old and I've already noticed a big improvement on the wobbliness in warmups, and yeah I accidentally drew rotated boxes too small and made it harder to see with the hatching. I was going a little too much for accuracy so that's why I chicken scratched the lines. I'll try to work out that issue in the 250 box challenge.
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