250 Box Challenge
2:57 AM, Thursday March 18th 2021
Finally finished 250 boxes, worst part was definitely taking all the pictures!
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10:38 AM, Sunday March 21st 2021
Hello Bl4nk, welcome to the other side! I'll be looking over your work.
Convergences At first, you usually had one line converging way too early (or diverging) on every side of the box you were drawing but your convergences got cleaner over time. You extended your lines in the correct direction as well, great job! Although I will say, you still have some lines diverging in the later boxes. This is mainly caused by the placement of the inner corner. You can take a look here for a different technique for placing the inner corner.
Hatching Honestly, your hatching is pretty clean even in the beginning but you still managed to get more consistent and more accurate in the end.
Line Weight Just like before, your lines look great here too. Although I will say, I noticed some correction lines when you were applying line weight. That isn't a huge deal here but keep in mind that correcting your lines with ink will only make your mistakes more apparent.
Overall, you did an amazing job! I have a single complaint though. Even though you experimented with different box shapes, you generally drew your boxes from the same angle. You can take a look here for some inspiration.
I'll mark this challenge as complete. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me here or on discord with the same name, good luck!
Next Steps:
Move on to lesson 2 :)
3:53 PM, Monday March 22nd 2021
Thanks for your time and critique, will look into these issues!
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