Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
5:34 PM, Wednesday January 20th 2021
Any constructive critique is very welcome!
Thanks for your time.
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8:12 PM, Wednesday January 20th 2021
Hi Fynnfluff, congrats on finishing lesson 1! Let's get to these exercises.
LINES
Your lines are by the book, good job!
ELLIPSES
Very good here too, but sometimes you tend to be a bit timid with your ellipses and they come out a bit wobbly, never hesitate and don't be scared of an inaccurate ellipse, it happens and it lets you learn faster than drawing it carefully. Also watch out in your funnels, you tend to change the degree of the ellipses a bit, but nothing that practice won't solve.
BOXES
Your exercises are all good, but I see some lack of confidence in some of these lines, remember that even in these exercises, and all the next ones, you should try and ghost every line, use your shoulder and make the line as confident as you can, don't get carried away by rush, always be focused when tracing your lines. I'm especially amazed by your rotated boxes, you did an outstanding job! It is very unlikely for a student to get such a good understanding of perspective at lesson 1, keep it up! Your organic boxes also are good, just keep in mind to focus on the confidence of your lines.
You understood the concepts of lesson 1 pretty well, and you are more than ready to tackle the 250 boxes challenge, a suggestion: try to practice your confidence with drawing ellipses and boxes in your warmups! I'll mark this lesson as complete.
Next Steps:
250 boxes challenge.
Good luck!
10:03 AM, Thursday January 21st 2021
Thank you so much for your kind words! I was drowning in self doubt especially for the organic boxes. I will take your words to heart and try to have more confidence not only in my lines but in my work in general.
I was working in a bubble so far and I'm a harsh critique to myself. I'm so glad I found this course.
Anyway thanks for your time! It was really helpful!
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