Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes

8:48 PM, Wednesday March 4th 2020

Drawabox Lesson 1 - Google Photos

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Hello, I am doing the homework in A5 sketchbook and 0.3 filt tip fine liner. On some ocasions I mark for myself a unit of work (basically a line, elipse or one edge on the box) before the single piece is done (like this edge went wrong before the box was complete). I think it may point me to what I am doing wrong immediatelly as I work. If it is better not to do it, please let me know.

Thank you for your critique.

Kind Regards from Czech Republic.

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6:28 AM, Tuesday March 17th 2020

Let's have a look at your submission.

Lines

Looking pretty good, your superimposed lines hit the mark pretty consistently with only minimal fraying. There is some wobbliness to them, but over long lines it's a bit harder to keep it straight in one go. Just keep practicing and your long straights will keep getting better. Your curved lines seem pretty good though. Keep it up.

Ghosted lines look good too, just try not to stop and start. If you make a mark, and it falls short, don't try to extend it. It's fine to leave it

Planes look good too, I don't see anything particularly wrong with them.

Ellipses

Your tables of ellipses aren't too bad, but a lot of them seem to wobble. Remember to ghost your ellipses, and execute it with a quick confident stroke, drawing through 2 or 3 times. Not much else to say besides that.

Tables of ellipses look good, but again, it's the same issue with wobbly lines. Confidence is key. Worry less about accuracy and more about a confident line. They seem to get better as you go on, so it may just be a warming up thing.

Funnels aren't too bad, the axis line up pretty well, and the degree changes seem pretty consistent. Just remember your ghosting.

Boxes

Plotted perspective looks fine, never really much to say about it. You've taken each boxes lines correctly to each VP.

Rough perspective looked like it was a bit tough at first, but as you went through it seems to improve. Remember, don't rush, ghost your line to the VP and draw you line to where you need it. There's no issue with taking your time.

Rotated box looks pretty good too. You've got some nice lines and even added in the line weight it seems. One thing you can do as well is add hatching to make the visible faces stand out. No real complaints, it's a tough exercise, and I can see the boxes rotating well, and not just vanishing to the same VP.

Organic perspective looks mostly fine. I'm not sure if it's the line weight you added, or the original line, but either way you need to draw your line with a quick confident stroke. Some of them seem to wobble significantly.

Confidence, not accuracy for now.

Your second page of this seems to get better at this. So I'm sure you get it.

Also I don't think you had to draw all sides of the box for this exercise, but it's that big of a deal to me.

I think that's it for now. I'd say your done and can move on, but keep in mind.

  • Draw quick, confident lines

  • Be careful with your line weight as the same rule applies

  • Remember to ghost a few times before drawing a line

Next Steps:

Move on to 250 Boxes.

Keep in mind my points. Ghosting, and confidence.

You'll have plenty of time to get this down.

Good luck.

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2:45 PM, Monday March 30th 2020

Thank you for this critique. In fact, most of my "line weights" are corrections of either direction or wobbliness. I should try to stop doing that, I guess. Thank you again.

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