Lesson 1: Lines, Ellipses and Boxes
4:52 PM, Tuesday April 23rd 2024
Pretty cool exercises! Can't wait to draw 250 friggin boxes! :)
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1:19 PM, Wednesday April 24th 2024
Hey there! Nice work on the completing Lesson 1.
Lines
The line exercises look good! The ghosted planes have many diverse angles and sizes.
Ellipses
Your ellipses are smoothly executed too. That said, remember to draw through them two full times. I see a few in the table that look like they were only drawn through once.
The forms in the funnels are evenly shaped. Yet I see a guide there that is not a funnel, but is more oval shaped. The result of this is are some pretty cramped ellipses. Remember to draw funnels going forward, that is the arcs going inward, not outward.
Boxes
The plotted perspective boxes are fine for the most part, there's just a couple lines that are slanted. When using a ruler, remember to draw straight lines that are perpendicular to the horizon. Great use of line variation in the organic perspective; I can definitely tell which boxes are meant to be in the front. In the last rectangle of the second page, I see a few boxes that come off the line. In your next warm-ups, allow them to stay on line and go with the flow. :)
Next Steps:
Incorporate some of these assignment as warm-ups as you progress through the course. Go ahead to the 250 Box Challenge.
6:39 PM, Wednesday April 24th 2024
Thank you a lot!
Yes, the ellipses were by far the hardest ones ;w;
I used circular flat objects to shape the guides on the funnels but I think they were too small! As a result, as you could see, the resulting ellipses are kind of awkward!
I had much more fun with the lines and boxes and honestly I'm already having a blast drawing boxes for the challenge! I'll go forward with a very clear notion that circles and ellipses should be my focus of study hahaah.
Again thank you for your swift review :) I'll continue doing my best!
Have a great rest of the week!
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