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1:02 PM, Tuesday February 4th 2020
Alrighty. So, the superimposed lines look good. I'm pleased to see that you're lifting your pen off the page at the end, too. It makes them look really dynamic! The lines in the ghosted lines exercise are a little lacking in confidence, but they regain it by the time you reach the ghosted planes exercise. Though they have a habit of going a little too far past the end point, this is fixed later in the submission, so nice job on that front. The ellipses are quite confident, but you'll sometimes neglect to rotate around them 2-3 times, as per the recommendation. This, too, improves by the time you reach the ellipses in planes and funnels, but try to be mindful of it, always. In regards to the funnels, be mindful that the ellipses need to increase in degree as they move towards its edges. The plotted perspective exercise looks good! In the rough perspective exercise, remember that lines that don't head to the VP can either be parallel to the horizon, or perpendicular to it- nothing else! That is to say, if the points you've placed suggest a line that's not one of those 2, that line is incorrect, so consider those points one more time. Nice job on the rotated boxes / organic perspective boxes combo- both look a lot better than what's expected of a student at this stage.
Solid submission, overall. GL~ on the next!
Next Steps:
250 Box Challenge
1:31 PM, Tuesday February 4th 2020
Thanks for the critique! It was very helpful and encouraging, I'll keep doing my best
Ellipse Master Template
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.