Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

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Finally finished lesson 1 for the second time. I feel like I did better on some, on others not some much. I have to work on my perspective again. A critique would be appreciated.

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1:56 PM, Monday June 6th 2022

Hello Josemoore, And welcome back again on lesson 1, I am Doctormein and I'll be handling your critique from here,

  • Lines sections

Superimposed lines

Your superimposed line is very good, Nearly no sign of wobbling at all, While also making sure that you're not fraying on both ends, nicely done.

Ghosted lines

I felt this exercise page is a little bit empty, You could've put a little more line in there to make it fuller, I'll still critique it regardless, Your line is, As usual very confident, However you seem to be struggling a bit with overshooting , undershooting your marks, https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/10/lifthand This usually get fixed as time goes on (While doing those exercises as warm-ups) so another nicely done.

Ghosted planes

This exercise is simply an upgraded version of the previous one, So the previous critique point still applied, but for this one you seem to be Arcing in a very little bit of them, But this is very nitpicky of me to point that out, For the most part you've gotten the gist of the main stuff.

  • Ellipses sections

Table of ellipses

Your table of ellipses is very confident and very well drawn, You're following instruction properly (Drawing through ellipses 2-3 times, Ellipses are kept within bounds, Clear forethought before drawing) and are also executing them properly too, I have no critique for this section Well done

Ellipses in planes

The same goes for this part, You've done largely well in this area (Being confident, Ellipses kept in bound, etc etc.) Some of the ellipses are going out of bound but this is simply a matter of time before it gets iron out, Another Nicely done.

Funnels

Your ellipses in this part is also as well done as the previous 2, So i won't mention all that stuff, Although some of your ellipses are Misaligned with the minor axis line, This is a super common mistake, As i mentioned above it'll goes away with time and practice, Good job https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/14/notaligned

  • Boxes section

Plotted perspective

Well done, You followed the instruction nicely,However When applying line weight to the boxes, Apply them to the silhouettes instead, Since this will help the boxes to be perceived better as a 3d form This information isn't really given on lesson 1 (It was given on 250 boxes challenge) so it make sense that you would miss out on it, So no worries!

Rough perspective

You followed the instruction nicely for this exercise, You didn't make any of the common mistake, So instead I'll be critiquing you on other stuff, When doing this exercise, Always keep in mind that the width line is parallel to the horizon, While height will be perpendicular https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/368870697742630912/963668850224791572/unknown.png This is quite a hard task for student, So no worries if you didn't get it right on the first time, But you should still keep it in mind so you could iron this out while doing exercise as a warm-up

Rotated boxes

You've done quite a good job for this exercise! Most of the boxes seem to be rotated nicely, and you kept everything together too. Some of those boxes may felt a little bit weird and not converging properly but you'll get a ton of chances to practice them while doing 250 boxes, Overall another nicely done exercise.

Organic perspective

There's really no need for me to critique this harshly, Since most of the stuff i would critique is gonna be in your 250 boxes challenge anyways, Soooo... Another well done i guess!

Next Steps:

I am absolutely certain that you're more than ready to tackle 250 boxes challenge, Don't forget to include lesson 1 exercise into your daily warm-up routine while ironing out those critique i've mentioned, Godspeed!

  • Doctormein
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3:10 PM, Monday June 6th 2022

Thank you for the feedback. I'll keep your advice in mind.

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