Here is my full submission for the 250 box challenge. It has 50 extra boxes as I'm student who did the full challenge a few months ago, and progressed all the way to lesson 3. But now that I have patreon I'm going through the course again (but partially I dont want to do the whole course again lol). Hope thats not a problem, if so advice me on what do as an official critique coming from the free draw a box services. :)
Hi there, I'll be handling your box challenge critique.
50 extra boxes is normal for people who've completed the challenge previously so no worries in regards to that. I will mention that once you get the go ahead to move on to lesson 2 that you'll be expected to submit entirely new work. There's a few reasons for this, some of the main ones being that if we critique old work it's not a demonstration of your current understanding so there may be issues you've already realized and fixed (meaning pointing them out is a waste of everyone's time when we could focus on other issues). Or there may be issues still present that would have been addressed if you had done that work with your previous critiques in mind.
Basically from this point forward as long as you're receiving official critique don't work ahead. Wait till you get your critique back and then start working on the next step and present your best work.
Congratulations on completing the box challenge, it's definitely a lot more work than most people expect. Not only does it help deepen your understanding of important concepts but it shows your desire to learn as well. Be proud of what you've accomplished and that desire you've shown. That being said I'll try to keep this critique fairly brief so you can get working on the next steps as soon as possible.
Things you did well:
You're doing a good job of drawing the lines constructing your boxes smoothly and confidently.
It's nice to see that you're taking the time to plan each of your hatching lines and space them evenly. This helps keep your boxes looking tidy rather than looking like they were rushed on to the page.
Seeing as how line weight is not a requirement of the challenge it's nice to see that you're applying it. It's a useful tool but one that most people need some mileage with before they feel comfortable applying it. Getting an early start like this will help you see better results sooner.
You're doing a great job of experimenting with orientations, and rates of foreshortening. Experimenting is an important habit to build when learning any new skill, it helps form a more well rounded understanding. I hope you'll continue to display and nurture this habit in the future.
Things you can work on:
The key things we want to remember from this exercise are that our lines should always converge as a set not in pairs, never diverge from the vanishing point and due to perspective they won't be completely parallel.
Overall while you did make a few mistakes your boxes are improving so far and with more mileage you'll continue to become more consistent. That being said I'll be marking your submission as complete and moving you on to lesson 2.
Remember that you're expected to redo lesson 2 for your next submission.
Keep practicing previous exercises and boxes as warm ups, and good luck.
Next Steps:
Move on to lesson 2.
Right from when students hit the 50% rule early on in Lesson 0, they ask the same question - "What am I supposed to draw?"
It's not magic. We're made to think that when someone just whips off interesting things to draw, that they're gifted in a way that we are not. The problem isn't that we don't have ideas - it's that the ideas we have are so vague, they feel like nothing at all. In this course, we're going to look at how we can explore, pursue, and develop those fuzzy notions into something more concrete.
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