250 Box Challenge
12:03 PM, Friday October 2nd 2020
I'm aware that I didn't work as hard as I needed to on a few boxes. Besides that, this furthered my understanding on 3d space. Thank you for the critique in advance!
Hi lemons_and_roses,
Thanks again for your feedback.
Congratulations on finishing the challenge. Here are a few things that I noticed:
your line work definitely improves as the exercise goes on. The first few pages had much more noticeable wobbling.
I think I saw one incorrect extension of lines (in the wrong direction), but otherwise, all the other pages I saw looked good on that front.
Your line convergences look very well done and you don't have an issue with parallel lines.
For the hatching lines, if you are going to do them, I would recommend doing them with the utmost attention. It's easy to do incorrectly and make your box look sloppy. Remember to ghost through hatching lines as well, and to be consistent with the length. Sometimes your hatched lines touch the lines of the box, and sometimes they do not.
Line weight is subtle and I am able to tell the front face; no concerns there.
Good variety of box types, no real obvious duplication of orientation.
Inner corner looks really good by the end of the exercise. Great work!
Next Steps:
Lesson #2!
Thank you so much for the critique!
Like the Staedtlers, these also come in a set of multiple weights - the ones we use are F. One useful thing in these sets however (if you can't find the pens individually) is that some of the sets come with a brush pen (the B size). These can be helpful in filling out big black areas.
Still, I'd recommend buying these in person if you can, at a proper art supply store. They'll generally let you buy them individually, and also test them out beforehand to weed out any duds.
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