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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

10:42 PM, Tuesday May 11th 2021

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PRocrastinated a long time on finishing this, but some time at home has helped me recharge and get excited about learning to fraw again.

Quite happy with most of this, but still learning how to get organic perspective right. I can see where it is going wrong, but still need to develop to the point where my grasp of the concept is strong enough to not make those perspective mistakes as often as i am at the moment.

All work done on A3 media as working big is harder and helps any flaws or mistakes easier to pick out.

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4:13 PM, Wednesday May 12th 2021

It's really good, but I think you missed some of the exercises on lesson 1. Namely, 1 page filled with plotted perspective, 2 filled with rough perspective and 1 with rotated boxes. Maybe you missed them (if that's the case, check this link again: https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/6/homework) or just forgot to send them... just send them below and you should be able to continue to the 250 boxes challenge!

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1 filled page of the Plotted Perspective exercise

2 filled pages of the Rough Perspective exercise

1 filled page of the Rotated Boxes exercise

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8:10 AM, Thursday May 13th 2021
edited at 9:17 AM, May 13th 2021

You're absolutely right. I uploade this just before midnight and seemed to have missed out some of the pictures. I'll get it amended ASAP. Thank you.

::edit:: Album has been amended with the missing work, thanks again for the heads up.

edited at 9:17 AM, May 13th 2021
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4:56 PM, Thursday May 13th 2021

Nice! The ammended exercises are all good. The only thing I'd say you can work on is to avoid repeating lines. Also, your ghosted lines tend to curve a little bit. But it's very clear that you got better: the lines stopped curving and the repeating lines got rarer! 250 boxes it is

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250 boxes challenge

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5:18 PM, Thursday May 13th 2021

I know exactly what you mean about repeating lines, I keep cathcing myself doing it when I warm up and you should hear me grumbling to myself when I do haha!

I feel like I progressed well with the work and the imminent 250 boxes should prove enlightening!

Thank you so much :)

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