Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
7:38 AM, Sunday May 31st 2020
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10:37 AM, Monday June 1st 2020
Hi, Vythical.
Overall your submission is very solid. Good job.
In some cases you didn't draw through your ellipses. Always draw each one two or three times.
Your line quality also went down a bit when you reached the boxes exercises, as there's some evident wobbling in them. Some people draw slower when they reach the boxes, fearing their lines won't reach their destination. This is a bad behavior, as what's important to focus now is in getting smooth confidence lines. Accuracy will later come if you keep practicing correctly.
Good job on the rotated boxes. You kept them tight together which helps in conveying the idea of rotation. Your organic perspective exercises are also very good. You did well in overlapping some boxes oer each other. What I recommend is to increase the line weight of the lines that actual overlap, in order to better sell the idea that they are in front.
Very good work here. You're ready for the boxes challenge.
Next Steps:
250 boxes challenge.
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