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Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

4:13 PM, Monday December 18th 2023

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6:45 PM, Monday December 18th 2023

Excellent work! Your superimposed lines are super clean and I only really notice 1 or two frayed lines at the start..

Your ghosted lines and planes are very confident and smooth so no complaints there. But I’m not sure if those corner to corner ellipses in planes are allowed but their still really clean

Your table of ellipses and funnels are very nice so not much complaint there but try to make sure your ellipses get narrower the closer you get to the center of the funnel.

Almost all of your box and perspective exercises are immaculate. The only issues I see are in the rotated boxes since some of the farther boxes look a little Janky but everything else chefs kiss.

In my humble opinion. I’d say your ready to move on

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Keep going forward friend!

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3:01 AM, Saturday December 23rd 2023

On the organic perspective exercise you can try varying the size of the boxes more as they move farther away. For example on page 1 in the first frame, the last 3 boxes are very alike, try to pace yourself. Try to stay consistent on table of ellipses, some frames aren't as filled up as they could be. I also noticed that some lines are partially broken, such as the top right one on the planes. You can try using a different grip, ghosting more, or pressing down harder. Also, a minor tip on plotted perspective, you can try to shade boxes in if that helps you understand better. Overall, pretty good, your lines look very straight! Good job, you should be able to move on to the 250 box challenge.

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Move on to the 250 box challenge.

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3:50 AM, Tuesday December 19th 2023

I agree with Yaboyboyo. However, the ellipses on planes assignment needs adjustment. Some of the ellipses follow the diagnol of the quadrilateral shape instead of the vertical. So, they don't take up the entire space and end up a little thin. Make sure they take up the full space in the plane.

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Do one page of ellipses on planes. Then you're good to go!

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11:02 AM, Saturday December 23rd 2023

Thank you for the feedback. Here is a revision of the exercise - https://imgur.com/a/9dc4rDb

4:27 AM, Monday December 25th 2023

These look good! The ellipses are much better.

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You're ready for the 250 box challenge!

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