Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
6:00 PM, Thursday August 13th 2020
First lesson finished! Thank you!
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10:37 PM, Thursday August 20th 2020
Alright.
First your super imposed lines, look pretty good. I can see where the line starts and the lines end though there is a tiny bit of fraying at the start point for a few of the lines so be sure to keep that in mind. There also seems to be some wobbliness in some of the lines so be careful of that as well. Other than that, those lines are looking good.
Next your ghosted lines. They also look pretty good. A few of the lines have missed their points or overshot but I see you've done that to achieve a straight and smooth line. Some lines also have a wobble or a arc to them but its not too noticeable.
Nice job. As you practice this for warm ups or anything else you should notice that you'll most likely be hitting your points more and having a very nice looking line. The same can be said for all the other exercises so be sure to pick a few warm ups before doing lessons as these can help you remember and strengthen your skills.
Now The planes. Theirs quite a bit of overshooting but its not too big of a deal right now but be sure to work on that as you get ready for the 250 box challenge. Other than that though they look fine.
Now for the ellipses in the planes. Pretty good. Circles are in their planes pretty snug touching all 4 corners. not much to say except to watch out for the wobbles.
Plotted Perspective. these look a little iffy. The lines are a little wobbly and a few are slightly arced. I'm not sure if you freehanded or if the ruler you were using was a little broken. Other than that I can tell that you understood what you needed to do for this lesson but it would be suggested to try and re do it.
Rough perspective. Not much I can say about this as it will be quite challenging to get confident lines the first try but you also understood what this lesson was about. Just a recommendation, try using a red pen instead of a pencil when your plotting it back to the horizon as it makes the line look a lot cleaner. Other than that I think you do a great job on this.
Ellipses in funnels. Nice job! Your ellipses fit quite snug and spaced well. Though A few of the funnels are misaligned . I'm not sure if that's because the funnels were misaligned or the straight lines inside the lines were drawn a little awkward.
Rotated Boxes. One thing I can see right away is that a few of your boxes arent actually rotating but instead just converging into the vp. The boxes are all together though so thats good. Don't worry too much about this one too much as this isn't something you'll get on the first try. These are just things to keep in mind but other than that this was pretty good.
Organic perspective. These were good as well. You understood the lesson and you executed it quite well.
I don't know if you forgot to post the table of ellipses or forgot to do it. But be sure to post that as well. Great Job!!
Next Steps:
Post or do table of ellipses and then move onto 250 box challenge.
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