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1:32 AM, Sunday October 4th 2020
Hi there,
First of all well done for completing lesson 1. This takes some discipline & you can pat yourself on the back for completing all the lessons.
I will give you a few things to think about for each section of lines, ellipses & boxes plus some general thoughts for you.
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Remember to draw from the shoulder. If you are not sure what this means reread the section https://drawabox.com/lesson/1/3/shoulder
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Lines: how you execute your lines is very important. I notice you draw most of your lines confidently but you can lose your focus at the start & finish point of each line. Try to start & stop each line at the correct point you have plotted.
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Ellipses: some of your ellipses are passing outside the edge on the tables & the planes. Keep this to a minimum. Remember to ghost each ellipse & draw confidently. The more you draw you will improve. For the funnels keep in mind the minor axis (the line in the middle) should cut the ellipse in 2 symetrical halves.
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On the lessons drawing boxes using vanishing points I can see you have applied yourself. It is a good way to develop your understanding about space & how forms are drawn within it. Your use of the line corrections to show correct placement of lines is informative & a good learning opportunity for you.
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Your rotated boxes are missing some boxes. If you check the bottom & top layers you have 3 boxes instead of 5. Please add these in & resubmit. As you have drawn the boxes quite tightly It may be easier to redo the lesson & draw the boxes with more space. I will leave it up to you which you prefer. I know this lesson is challenging. Either way I need to see this lesson with 5 boxes across & 5 boxes down.
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For the organic perspective it looks like you had some fun! Take care to draw your lines all the way to the plotted points. In some instances you are stopping short. Also you have not shown any changes in line weight. Remember to add confident line weight to the lines that overlap.
It is great to see your work & with that one resubmission you will be done.
Next Steps:
Please resubmit the rotated boxes exercise. Either redraw the boxes 5 across & 5 down or add them in to your drawing. At the moment your drawing is missing 4 boxes.
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