Hey, I just looked at your homework submission. Everything looks good to me and it seems you understood the lessons. The only things that I noticed is the rotated boxes exercise, I think you made the mistake where the boxes are not actually rotating. If you want take another look at the page of the rotated boxes and ask for a second opinion just to be sure. Overall I think you did a pretty good job.
Thanks, that means a lot.
I did like 4 pages of the rotated boxes exercise. That was really what I felt like was the best one.
Hello iliveidieiliveagain, here are my thoughts and comments regarding your submission:
Superimposed lines: There is a present arch on the longer lines. This often happens even when drawing from your shoulder. Just know that you can consciously arch in the previous direction to counter this effect.
Ellipses in planes: During the first page of this exercise you did not go over your ellipses as instructed. A lot of them where done in a single pass. Remember you should be drawing an ellipse and going over it 2-3 times.
Funnels: At times your minor axis is not correctly aligned.
Rough perspective. When extending your lines it is important that you don't go over them, as this makes it harder to evaluate their quality. Keep this in mind as it'll become important in the 250 Box Challenge. From what I can tell a slight wobblying is perceived in your lines, it's not much but you should definitely keep it in mind. You should also remember to perform a smooth and confident stroke and to not attempt to correct them after having placed them down.
Rotated Boxes: If you pay close attention to the boxes convergences, you'll notice that none of them are rotating since they are following the same vanishing point. Take a look at this. I'd also suggest that you keep the boxes' sizes consistent.
Organic Perspective: This is where your line quality suffered the most. It is clear that you are going over your lines trying to correct them. Your line work here is mucho more timid than it was in previous exercises. Leaving that aside, you should also try to keep the rate at which the boxes grow a bit more consistent.
Conclusion: Overall a solid submission, however there are some things that should be improved upon before you can move on to the 250 box challenge. I will ask that you redo the rotated boxes exercise as well as one page of the organic perspective exercise. This is with the intention to get you more comfortable drawing boxes before the next challenge.
Please reply with your corrections.
-Slyx
Next Steps:
Conclusion: Overall a solid submission, however there are some things that should be improved upon before you can move on to the 250 box challenge. I will ask that you redo the rotated boxes exercise as well as one page of the organic perspective exercise. This is with the intention to get you more comfortable drawing boxes before the next challenge.
Please reply with your corrections.
-Slyx
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