250 Box Challenge
2:47 PM, Saturday July 4th 2020
Finally done with my boxes :)
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6:04 PM, Saturday July 4th 2020
Wow! These look incredibly solid. Are you sure you drew these freehand? Because your lines are incredibly straight, it's impressive!
Apart from a few places where the lines don't meet perfectly at the back, a few stray lines who diverge from their VP, and a few boxes who seem slightly too distorted by perspective, I think you really got the hang of it. One last thing though : when putting weight on lines, make sure the lines merge with one another, otherwise it gives the impression that you tried to draw the same line several times until you got it right, and the final result looks more sketchy.
Next Steps:
Move on to the next lesson on contour lines, texture and construction. You can go back to previous lessons if you feel the need or just to warm up, but otherwise I'd say you're on the right path.
2:04 PM, Thursday July 16th 2020
Thanks!
The more distorted boxes are intentional, I recall the assignment saying you could throw in some boxes with more dramatic foreshortening. I will work on the line weight.
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