Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.

Before getting started I'd like to quickly say that while I know it can be difficult I hope that going forward you can be a bit easier on yourself.

Unlike in school you may get assigned revisions while taking this course and that's not a sign of failure, it may just mean you didn't understand something or made a mistake and we want to make sure you understand before continuing onwards. At the end of the day we're not here judging you as a person just the work you've provided. If you're trying your best we can see that and will try to help clarify those misunderstandings.

Learning takes time, people make mistakes and that's just part of the process.

Not only does the challenge help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.

Things you did well:

• Good work drawing your construction lines confidently, this keeps your lines smooth and prevents wobbling.

• When hatching you're taking the time to space each line evenly which shows that care and thought is being put into each line. This helps your boxes appear solid and tidy rather than rushed.

• Seeing as how line weight is not a requirement of the challenge it's nice to see that you're trying to implement it. It's a useful tool but one that most people need some mileage with before they feel comfortable applying it. Getting an early start like this will help you see better results sooner. I will quickly point out that in the instructions we say to draw a line over the previous line, so it's not an ink/pressure issue like you may be having.

• You're off to a good start experimenting with orientations, and proportions. Experimenting is an important habit to build when learning any new skill, it helps form a more well rounded understanding. I hope you'll continue to display and nurture this habit in the future.

Things you can work on:

• You tend to draw fairly small, I'd like you to draw larger in the future. Drawing large will help you become more comfortable working from the shoulder and allow you to see any mistakes you've made more clearly.

• You're not extending your lines far enough so they don't give you much information to work with, push them further in the future.

• I'd like you to experiment with rates of foreshortening more. Currently you keep your vanishing points far from your box which you acknowledge. Bring them in closer and experiment to help develop your understanding of 3D space more. Bringing them in closer will result in your lines converging more dramatically.

The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.

I won't be moving you on to the next lesson just yet, each lesson builds off concepts in the previous course material so if you move forward with un-addressed issues you end up just creating further issues on top of them.

I'd like you to draw 20 more boxes please. Draw larger, experiment with rates of foreshortening and remember that your lines shouldn't be completely parallel.

Once you've completed your boxes reply to this critique with a link to them, I'll address anything that needs to be worked on and once you've shown you're ready I'll move you on to the next lesson.

I know you can do this and look forward to seeing your work.