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10:23 AM, Wednesday January 10th 2024
Hi I will be doing your lesson 1 critique.
Superimposed Lines looks mostly solid.I want to point out that you did some of the exercises in lesson 1 with pen i think thats fine for lesson 1 but as you keep going try to do your exercises in fineliner or brush pen if you can.With ghosted lines there is some arching and wobbly lines but there are also some confident ones.For the ghosted planes exercise there is still a little bit of wobble but lines are mostly good.
One thing I want to point out that your lines in the beginning did use to be more wobbly but as you went further in Lesson 1 they started to be much more confident.Great job on that.Wobbly lines mostly appear because students are scared to make the line (which is very common) and I think there is some of that in your work but as you draw more and do more warm ups especially from lesson 1 it shouldnt be issue going further.
Ellipses
Now with ellipses there are some problems mainly that they are deformed and not consistent.They are also not drawn trough 2-3 times.To prevent this from happening you should ghost more before putting the pen down and when you do make the line make it confidently thinking only about the end point not how accurate the line is.One thing you did well is that they are all fit in the borders very well so keep that up.
Funnels
Now your funnels are correct.Ellipses are smooth,they touch borders and ellipses are mostly aligned to their minor axis however they are really small so because of that you dont get to draw much from the arm or to draw the range of ellipses.Again they are mostly good but when drawing them again make them larger.
Ellipses in planes
They look very good.They are drawn confidently and are drawn trough 2-3 times,very good!One thing I want to point out is that some do look a bit deformed so keep an eye out for that.
Boxes
Plotted perspective looks mostly good.I see that you understand how your vanishing points work.
Rotated boxes
With this one there are some mistakes.Mainly the boxes arent rotated enough and because of that picture feels flat. https://imgur.com/a/HqoMKRy Its not that big of an issue for know, you are going to learn this concept doing 250 box challenge but I have to point it out.Also there is some mistakes with hatching.When hatching try to do it like you did ghosted lines exercise from one corner(line) to another.This mistake is common in your work.
Organic boxes
They are overall done confidently and they have flow.Tho try to avoid doing same boxes over and over again like this : https://imgur.com/a/nLKOdkN and try to have more diversity https://imgur.com/a/IC3SOiw . Tho I see that you followed the Y method correctly.
Rough perspective
This exercise is solid but your line work could be better.Next time try planing out your lines more and ghosting a bit more TAKE YOUR TIME when you are doing exercises.This is an important note.
Overall its a solid submission there are some mistakes but thats to be expected.If you could do your revision in ink that would be great but its not mandatory.
Next Steps:
1 page of ghosted lines
1 page of funnels
1 page of ellipses in planes
9:15 PM, Wednesday January 10th 2024
Thank you for the review. I did the assignments as requested. I did my best to prevent wobbling.
5:29 AM, Thursday January 11th 2024
Great job!They are much more confident then your last ones.Add lesson 1 to your practice pool and good luck with 250 challenge!
9:29 PM, Thursday January 11th 2024
Looking good mate I agree with the previous critique fully. Also please ensure that you use a fineliner when required I believe this is a ballpoint pen your currently using and that’s perfectly fine just not for future reference. Also when doing hatching make sure you go from one side all the way to the other with one full line it will be critiqued in the 250 box challenge later on. Also please take your time on the next exercise it’s a big one. Good luck ????
6:27 AM, Saturday January 13th 2024
Thanks for your time.

Wescott Grid Ruler
Every now and then I'll get someone asking me about which ruler I use in my videos. It's this Wescott grid ruler that I picked up ages ago. While having a transparent grid is useful for figuring out spacing and perpendicularity, it ultimately not something that you can't achieve with any old ruler (or a piece of paper you've folded into a hard edge). Might require a little more attention, a little more focus, but you don't need a fancy tool for this.
But hey, if you want one, who am I to stop you?