250 Box Challenge
6:06 AM, Tuesday March 30th 2021
My submission for the 250 box challenge.
Critique and feedback is welcome and appreciated!
Thank you! :)
Hi DannyMunro312,
Good job on completing the 250 box challenge. I'll be reviewing your homework.
I see a great improvement in converging the lines of your boxes. Also you have a decent variety of different rotated boxes. In most of your boxes, you have extended the lines in the correct direction. Also good work on adding line weight to the boxes.
A couple of things you can improve:
Hatching: the hatching lines look mostly clean, but I notice a lot of wobbly and arcing lines. Make sure to draw the hatching lines with the same care as the other lines: straight, confident, smooth and drawn from the shoulder. Also don't forget to use the ghosting method.
Convergence: I see a good improvement on converging your lines. I do notice some divergence here and there from the inner corner. It's pretty normal to have the inner corners come out pretty off, as they are affected by the accumulation of previously done mistakes. Now, a way to improve your convergence is to start thinking about the relationships between your set of lines, instead that just in pairs. When we are doing our boxes, we usually compare the one we are drawing with the main converging line, this is a first step. However, what's better, is to take into account all the other lines that converge into that point so we can guess better how the angle of our next line should be. Now, I know how confusing it sounds, so check this diagram and see if somethings clicks. If you don't immediately get it, don't get it, don't worry, just keep checking it from time to time and it eventually will make sense!
Next Steps:
Well done! Continue with lesson 2.
Thanks so much for you valuable feedback! Much appreciated! And, ill keep it in mind and work on it! :)
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.
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