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8:06 PM, Tuesday April 11th 2023

Hello there. I think you may have made a mistake since there are only 3 pages in the imgur link.

12:01 PM, Wednesday April 12th 2023
edited at 12:16 PM, Apr 12th 2023

Oh thank you so much, it's my 1st time using imgur

I'll fix it right away

Edit: Here is the new link:

https://imgur.com/a/EmmgYHw

I'm really sorry for the trouble and thanks again for letting me know !

edited at 12:16 PM, Apr 12th 2023
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9:46 PM, Saturday April 15th 2023
edited at 9:50 PM, Apr 15th 2023

Hi there! Congratz on finishing this first step in your Drawabox journey. I will be handling your critique which will be divided into 3 sections:

Lines

  1. Good attempt at superimposed lines. The flow is smooth, not wobbly (with the exception of a few of your curves). Your lines do fray (and arch) a lot which is expected and okay at this beginning stage, but at least it is not happening at the beginning. Arching lines can happen due to not drawing from the shoulder, but it can also happen even while drawing from the shoulder, or some other reason. Try to reflect and see why you think it happens the next time you do this exercise as a warm up. If your lines arch because of the second reason, you can try to fix it by arching consciously to the opposite direction while drawing your superimposed lines. But overall, you understood that your lines needed to be confident, not hesitant or wobbly, and prioritize flow > accuracy. So you are on the right track.

  2. Ghosted lines are also on the right track. You understood to that you need to plan before applying the ghosted method and executing a line, evident in your plotted points. You also understood to again, prioritize flow > accuracy. Your lines are executed as confident as you can make it. The accuracy is obviously not there yet, but something you can achieve with future practices.

  3. There is a bit of improvement on your accuracy in your ghosted planes, but what's important is that your lines still look confident here.

You are on the right track in your fundamentals. Practice these lines exercises as 10-15 warm ups. Keep this mind: flow > accuracy and also this while practicing ghosted lines and planes specifically: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/levels and https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/lifthand

Ellipses

1.Tables of ellipses look decent. You understood that your ellipses needed to be drawn over 2-3 times (2 preferrably), snug against each other, and with varying sizes, degrees, and angles. Next time, I encourage you to vary your ellipses even more, especially the degrees: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/5/degree. Right now, your degrees are roughly in the 30-45 range, try to do 15 degrees next time. Your lines are a bit loose and wobbly, but it will get neater with more practice.

  1. You also understood what you needed to aim for on your ellipses on planes. Good job. Sometimes the lines of your ellipses go over your planes and are still loose and wobbly. Again, your confidence and accuracy here will improve with more practice

  2. I would encourage you to find a bigger round household item to make your funnels with, but it's completely fine if you couldn't at that moment. The minor axis (a.k.a. the longer axis you drew with a straight edge) is actually a bit off in your funnels. Try to draw it next time so that it can cut your ellipses into 2 symmetrical halves, although no one can be perfect. But what's important is that you understood that your ellipses needed to be snug, and aligned with the major axis. Your execution on it will improve over time.

Like the lines exercises, you're on the right track. Practice these as 10-15 warm ups as well. Just keep this in mind: https://imgur.com/a/GROE5AG

Boxes. Here is where things get really hard. I applaud you for pushing through.

  1. Plotted perspective looks good. Nice job varying where the boxes sit in space. I encourage you to not to be afraid to vary things like what you've shown in this exercise from now on.

  2. In your rough perspective, a few of your lines on the back facing planes of your boxes that are meant to be perpendicular to the horizon line aren't exactly perpendicular. So keep this in mind the next time you do this exercise. I see some random extra line weight, which implies that you tried to correct it by going over what you messed up. If so, please do not do this unless you intended to add line weight on that specific line. If the execution of a line is not what you intended, please do not correct it and just move on as if it were correct. You will have plenty of chances to practice drawing good lines while drawing good boxes in the 250 box challenge. Based on the extension lines, you are obviously way off in your boxes, but no need to stress on that. I would encourage you to find a darker color for them though, especially before the 250 box challenge.

  3. Nice attempt at your Rotated boxes. It's always a suprise to see how yours will turn out. The gaps are inconsistent, and too much guess work on your boxes. But that's okay, this exercise is meant to be hard. I am glad you tried, and hopefully you gained a new piece of the puzzle when it comes to 3d space, even if it is just a small piece. You are not 100% off though, these boxes here: https://imgur.com/a/zpVIfL2 are definitely in the right direction! What you did right in these 3 are: front facing plane gets shorter in width as it rotates away from the viewer, and these boxes are not converging towards the same vanishing point, which is why it looks like it is actually rotating! Just keep these 3 boxes in mind the next time you do this.

  4. Finally your organic perspective. Looks pretty good. I can tell you have a good sense of scale and depth.

Take a deep breath. Give yourself a pat on the back. All in all, you are in the right direction. It's not about producing perfect work or being able to execute perfectly from the very beginning, but understanding what you need to aim for in your future practices. Please wait for 2 agrees to earn your lesson 1 completion badge. I say you're ready to move on towards the 250 box challenge!

EDIT: 10-15 min warmups on the Next Steps portion*

Next Steps:

Your 50%, 10-15 warm ups on these lesson 1 exercises, and onwards to the 250 box challenge!

This community member feels the lesson should be marked as complete, and 2 others agree. The student has earned their completion badge for this lesson and should feel confident in moving onto the next lesson.
edited at 9:50 PM, Apr 15th 2023
5:45 AM, Sunday April 16th 2023

Hey, thank you for much for the critique !

I appreciate it a lot !

4:10 PM, Sunday April 16th 2023

u r welcome

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