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4:42 PM, Tuesday November 3rd 2020
Hey,
most of what I've written on discord applies to your whole submission, so maybe give it another read if you want to ;).
But there are two additional things I want to address here:
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Very often I noticed that your lines often are diverging instead of converging, make sure to keep an eye on that since it totally blows the illusion of 3d. Perfectly seen on page 8 upper left corner.
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Quite a few lines are arcing . You can see one example of a heavily arcing line on page 5 int the upper right corner.
Next Steps:
Since your boxes aren't looking all too bad but you didn't apply the line extension method which is quite substantial part of the challenge I'm going to assign you:
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reading the instructions again, carefully.
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45 additional Boxes.
Please number your boxes this time. It makes it easier to critique for me!
Following points should be kept mind:
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line extensions!
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converging not diverging (-> maybe try some boxes with heavy foreshortening)
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arcing lines
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add subtle little line weight on the outer edges of the boxes -> as explained in the instructions.
1:58 AM, Friday December 25th 2020
I have followed your instructions and you are more than welcome to critique the additional boxes that are now posted.
9:04 AM, Saturday September 4th 2021
Well? I apologize I just wanted to make sure of it.
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In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.