Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

3:56 AM, Monday October 4th 2021

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I tried my best and do exactly the same amount of work that the homework pages said even if i committed mistakes.

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11:26 PM, Monday October 18th 2021

There is room for improvement, but I think you're off to a solid start so far. Here's what stood out to me:

I notice some wobble in your lines, especially in the earlier pages. This is something that you'll improve as you develop line confidence. Keep on ghosting your lines, and you'll be good on this front. I also notice you overshoot or undershoot your target occasionally. Again, this should improve with practice.

In any case, you should also experiment with the speed at which you make your lines. You may stray from the target point or draw before or past it, depending on if you make your stroke too slowly or too quickly.

I don't have much to say about the ellipses. You draw through them twice and appear to be aiming for them to be bound within their respective regions, which is good. You also appear to draw them with at least some confidence, which is also good. The main issue, the accuracy of your ellipses, should improve as you practice them.

Your boxes are fairly solid so far. By this point, your line confidence has shown some respectable improvement. The flaws in perspective aren't too much of an issue right now; you will be able to improve this as you continue to draw more boxes.

Next Steps:

I believe you're ready to move on. Now, as for what to move on to, I'm going to suggest you tackle the 250 box challenge next. The extra practice that it will give you with drawing lines and boxes, as well as the early practice with portraying 3D space, will be quite helpful as you continue.

I also recommend incorporating some of the simpler exercises from this lesson as warmups. I'd personally recommend ghosted planes with ellipses, superimposed lines, and funnels as warm ups.

Keep on drawing!

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6:41 PM, Tuesday October 19th 2021

Thank you so much for the feedback!

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