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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

8:53 PM, Friday February 26th 2021

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The first image for the "Rough Perspective" exercise comes twice, and I am not sure how to fix it, sorry.

I feel like I have not made the best impression I could of myself. Being completely honest, I rushed somewhat through some of the exercises, including the "rough perspective" and "plotted perspective".

After searching for a proper drawing course, I am happy to have found one I (hopefully) will stay committed to.

The exercises where a lot more fun than what I anticipated - probably due to excitement of getting my work reviewed and critiqued.

Things I find difficult

I have difficulty "closing" my ellipses (You can see a piece of "hair" poking out of some of them)

I have noticed that I stuggle to keep lines smooth and consistent when drawing boxes.

Another thing I find difficult is to keep lines perpendicular / parallell while working with a horizon line.

The rotated boxes / organic perspective exercises were the most challenging ones, but probably the ones I had the best experience doing, because I felt like I was drawing something, rather than just putting some lines on a piece of paper.

Additional notes

I attempted hatching the front plane of the boxes in the "organic perspective" exercise to make it easier to visualize the next box I was going to draw.

Thanks in advance, and have a nice weekend.

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4:47 PM, Wednesday March 3rd 2021
edited at 4:49 PM, Mar 3rd 2021

Hi Pengishake,

Congratulations on completing lesson 1. I'll be reviewing your homework.

Superimposed lines

Looks good. Most of your lines are straight, confident lines. I notice some fraying on both ends. Each line should never fray on the starting dot. Make sure you place the pen carefully at the beginning of each line so this does not happen.

Ghosted lines

Looks good. Most of your lines are straight and confident.

Ghosted planes

Looks good. You correctly plotted every line and good mark making. I notice some minor arcing here and there. Make sure to always draw from the shoulder. A way to prevent arcing lines is to consciously arc your line slightly in the opposite direction. The expected result is that this conscious adjustment will compensate for the issue and will result in a straight line that does not arc in either direction.

Tables of Ellipses

Looks good. Your ellipses are consistent within each table and you drew through them more than once. I do notice you drew different ellipses within a single section at some places. Always draw the same ellipses within a section with the same size and degree.

Ellipses in Planes

Looks good. You filled out each plane with an ellipse and drew through them more than once.

Funnels

Looks decent. Keep in mind to strive to keep them aligned to the central minor axis line, such that each ellipse is cut into two equal, symmetrical halves down their narrower dimension by it.

Plotted perspective

Looks great. The boxes are correctly plotted and contain clean hatching lines.

Rough perspective

Looks decent. You did okay on estimating where the VP should be for each line. I notice a lot of repeating lines on the initial boxes. No matter how off a line is, a student should never repeat it, they should kept the line as it if were correct and move on.

Rotated boxes

Looks good. You drew all the boxes and drew through them. Nice work.

Organic perspective

Looks great. You've created a good contrast between the closer boxes and the boxes which are further away from the viewer. I notice some divergence, but that's something you'll get better at during the 250 box challenge.

Next Steps:

Good work! It's good that you are aware of areas you have difficulties with. The things I read in your submission are things you will get better at with enough practice and using the methods from this lesson (ghosting method, drawing from the shoulder, etc.).

Continue with the 250 Box challenge.

This community member feels the lesson should be marked as complete, and 2 others agree. The student has earned their completion badge for this lesson and should feel confident in moving onto the next lesson.
edited at 4:49 PM, Mar 3rd 2021
9:06 PM, Wednesday March 3rd 2021

Hi Ran,

Thanks for taking the time to critique my work, I appreciate it.

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