Hey there Jonbull,
Congrats on finishing Lesson 1. For the most part, a lot of these exercises are done correctly so don't worry if your skills arent up to par just yet. You will be doing a lot of these exercises as warm ups in the future and you'll be able to build up those skills as you go.
With your super imposed lines assignment, I noticed that your lines appear to be fraying at both ends. This in my experience is usually from students who don't make sure to line up their pen with the original starting point. Be sure to do that when you use this exercise as warm up in the future so you know if you are bowing your lines or not. I see some bowing and mild curves in your submission but don't worry, in time you will get better at drawing them straight.
With your ghosted lines assignment I am seeing some sway from your lines. Remember to keep practicing ghosting those lines and drawing with confidence when you think you have it.
Your ghosted planes and ellipses have the same issues. where lines have a bit of wobble. Don't worry about it now, the 250 Box Challenge will be a good opportunity to practice getting those lines right. Ellipses are hard but you did a good attempt at them. I struggle with them myself personally, in the future when using the ghosted planes to warm up, try to make sure you get the ellipses to touch the sides of the walls.
Good job with your box assignments. The rotated boxes assignment are extrememely daunting to do, and finishing it shows you have a lot of tenacity. You did a good job with the rough perspective assignment as well. I do notice one of the lines appears rougher which comes from trying to draw over it multiple times. Unless you are trying to adjust the line width, its best to avoid redrawing over lines as it makes the form of the object look rough or sketchy, which isn't our goal on this program.
Your organic rotated boxes assignment is very good. It follows the instructions. My only nitpick is that some of the edges do not follow perspective but dont worry because you'll soon be getting plenty of practice with the 250 box challenge. All-in-all you did a good job! Don't forget to warm up with some of these exercises.
Next Steps:
Begin the 250 Box Challenge.
Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.
Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.
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