Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
9:52 AM, Wednesday September 16th 2020
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1:10 PM, Friday September 18th 2020
Hello, I'll take a look at your lesson. The superimposed lines look good but don't be afraid to try things like curves or waves. These will help you improve your shoulder's control, even if they don't come out well. For the ghosted lines, you do occasionally suffer from wobbling or curving lines. The wobbling is a more serious issue but continued shoulder practice should help you to maintain confident strokes. One tip I can offer for reaching your endpoints without going past is to lift the pen while continuing the stroke. You'll keep your confident movement without running past the endpoint. The ghosted planes are good. The ellipses are good. You show improvement with your confidence drawing them as you go. Your perspective exercises are also fine. There's some difficulty in nailing the boxes but once you do the 250 box challenge that will work out.
So overall good work. Just remember to keep practicing with the shoulder even for small strokes. Don't be afraid to leave your comfort zone.
Next Steps:
Move onto the 250 box challenge. Remember to take your time with the boxes and every page or so review them for how you can improve.
3:23 PM, Tuesday November 17th 2020
Hello,
I agree with previous critique. Overall, good submission. Only one thing that I noticed – in some cases you tried to correct your mistakes. Do not do this. Leave as it is and next time take more time to plan your line. I'll go to mark "agree".
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