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1:54 AM, Sunday August 30th 2020
The new link works! Here we go, feedback for your Lesson 1.
Lines:
Well done, they look strong and confident - which is first priority, as accuracy can be improved with time and practice. Why not focus on accuracy now as you progress through DaB. A few tricks to hit dots accurately: lift your pen when you reach the dot (to avoid overshooting), and adjusting your ghosting so you hit it when you draw the line. (For example, when I ghosted exactly to the dot, I tended to undershoot when drawing the line; so I adjusted my ghosting to overshoot slightly so I hit the dot when I actually made the line.)
Ellipses:
Overall, great work with the confident line. Some of the ellipses in the Tables don't quite touch each other or the sides of the tables, but again, accuracy can be improved with practice. You can practice drawing tables of ellipses or funnels as warmup/practice, as you keep doing more DaB (especially when doing the 250 Boxes). I also recommend drawing over t he ellipses twice only, instead of 3 times as it seems you've done. Without the 'safety net' of drawing over many times, you're compelled to develop more confidence while you focus on accuracy/keeping them inside the boundaries.
Boxes:
No issue with Plotted Perspective, however, I encourage you to take more care with hatching the box faces -- treat them as more ghosted lines practice. (You'll be hatching a lot of faces in 250 Boxes!)
The linework is starting to wobble a bit in Rough Perspective, but that's quite normal at this stage, and it becomes confident again in your later exercises. A box is a collection of straight lines, so if you can make confident ghosted lines, you can draw a confident box. Rotate Boxes is the hardest exercise IMHO -- your rotated boxes are all close to each other and are rotating, so great work! Well done also on Organic Perspective too.
Congrats on finishing Lesson 1! Don't forget to use these Lesson 1 exercises as warmup before you do those boxes -- I recommend the ellipse exercises, it's good to keep practicing those since you'll already be drawing lots of straight lines in 250 Boxes.
Next Steps:
Proceed to 250 Box challenge if you haven't already started.
And since you've completed Lesson 1, why not join in giving community feedback to other Lesson 1 exercises -- it helps you improve your own understanding of the lessons and techniques learnt. Here's a guide to get started on giving feedback: https://pastebin.com/dYnFt9PQ
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3:23 AM, Monday August 24th 2020
The link to your Imgur gallery is broken and goes to a 404 page. If you still want feedback, please resubmit or reply here with a link to your entire homework submission. Thanks.
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