Hello DarkBasilisk
Superimposed Lines
Lines are confident, straight and there’s not much fraying at the end, good job.
Ghosted Lines
Not much to say, the lines are straight and accurate so again great job.
Ghosted Planes
Here your lines go perfectly from dot to dot but there are some lines that arc or seem to change their course. Instead of shooting perfectly from one point to the other you should ghost, ghost, ghost and then in the same rhythm draw the line. Even if its little too short or too long you should prioritize them being straight. They are still good just keep that in mind.
Tables of Ellipses
The placement is good with most of the ellipses touching all sides but there are some that are misshapen (especially on the second page). All and all its good.
Ellipses in Planes
Most of the ellipses are fine but there is a good amount of them that have an egg shape and wobbly line. Make sure to ghost the ellipse couple of times and then just draw it in one swoop without slowing down to correct the placement. Shape before accuracy.
Funnels
Here the main point of the exercise is to align ellipses along one axis that is parallel for all of them. Some of them fit correctly but some are off (second page especially). Keep in mind that the axis should divide the ellipse into two equal parts.
Plotted Perspective
Nothing much to say about this one besides going over the outer lines of the boxes so they don’t blend in with the plotted lines as much.
Rough Perspective
You didn’t follow the converging lines towards the vanishing point, instead you connected the corners with said VP. The first panel is correct and is the result you should expect. From what I see they are mostly fine even the the green lines are connected incorrectly.
Rotated Boxes
This one is almost perfect even tho it is not something you’re quite ready to do. Only thing I could say is that you should have rotated them more but don’t worry you'll get better at that after doing the 250 box challenge.
Organic Perspective
The main thing is that the perspective isn’t bad and should only get better with the 250 boxes. Besides that you have couple panels in which the boxes stay almost the same size when they should get bigger as they come closer to the viewer.
Next Steps:
Well done on completing lesson 1!
Even tho there are some hick ups you should move on to the 250 box challenge but don't forget to practice these exercises at least 10-15 minutes before each session and to draw other stuff besides DAB lessons!
Best of luck in the following lessons
Hi! Thank you for helping me.
I will take your advice and now I know how to critique someone properly. I don't speak English very well, but I will do my best. :)
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