perlatus in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids"
2017-10-12 17:13
Hello, here's my submission for lesson 4: https://perlat.us/blog/drawabox-submission_lesson-4/
perlatus in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants"
2017-03-03 22:02
Thanks for the critique. I'll do some maple leaves for warmups the way you suggested and leave the magnification out for future lessons.
perlatus in the post "Lesson 3: Drawing Plants"
2017-03-03 18:31
Hello, here's my lesson 3: http://blog.vczf.io/post/drawabox-submission_lesson-3/
perlatus in the post "Here's some exemplary work that I've seen over the past four months"
2017-01-03 23:49
I'm not /u/Uncomfortable, but here's the part of lesson 1 that mentions the pens: http://drawabox.com/lesson/1#headingThree1 (click "Homework" at the top)
perlatus in the post "Lesson 2: Organic Forms, Contour Lines, Dissections and Form Intersections"
2017-01-01 06:15
Awesome, thanks!
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organic forms: I was trying to get figure out how the shapes worked, but I'll reel in the sloppiness since I think I have a decent understanding now. My organic intersections are also messy, but it's harder to tell because of the density...
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form intersections: I actually really, really tried to follow those notes. But drawing shapes interacting in a scene seems to be a different skill to practice than drawing individual boxes. (I think the same might go for the organic intersections.) It reminds me of lesson 1's organic perspective boxes.
I haven't been that rigorous about warmups. I'll switch to focusing on specific exercises with the improvement of a particular skill in mind, rather than just doing a little bit of each exercise.
perlatus in the post "Lesson 2: Organic Forms, Contour Lines, Dissections and Form Intersections"
2016-12-31 16:01
Hi Uncomfortable, I posted my submission here: http://blog.vczf.io/post/drawabox-submission_lesson-2/
Thanks and (early) happy new year!
perlatus in the post "When drawing lines, where should my eyes be LOOKING?"
2016-12-13 04:56
For circles and ellipses, I tend to get better results when I focus on the centers.
perlatus in the post "When drawing lines, where should my eyes be LOOKING?"
2016-12-12 07:10
I am by no means an expert, but I try to focus only on the destination when it comes to the actual stroke. When ghosting, anything goes.
perlatus in the post "A big thanks to all of you who've been answering questions on /r/ArtFundamentals!"
2016-12-01 16:19
Yeah, I like this idea.
perlatus in the post "A big thanks to all of you who've been answering questions on /r/ArtFundamentals!"
2016-12-01 04:45
Cool, thanks for the mention. (Although this is good evidence I should be drawing more and redditing less, haha...)
perlatus in the post "250 Cylinder Challenge"
2016-11-23 10:25
http://blog.vczf.io/post/drawabox-submission_250-cylinder-challenge/
I was aiming for two weeks, but that deadline turned out to be way more cylinders/day than I could manage. Close enough, though.
perlatus in the post "We just released the game my studio has been working on for a while, and I figured I'd share my experiences along with a bunch of the art assets that didn't make it into the final product"
2016-11-21 16:15
It's this reasoning that will determine your path, which is why "I want to make a game" is not enough. Wanting to do something just for the doing of it will leave you rudderless in a sea of options. Wanting to do it for the glamour of success will leave you drowned once your boat's been punched full of holes by the failures we all must face.
We can't always put the reasoning to words at first, but we know it's there. Part of the journey is giving this shapeless motivation form and substance.
I'm struggling with this. I developed a fascination with art and stories over the last few years when I began reading webcomics and graphic novels, but I don't have a clear motivation. I'm not trying to start a career in art or game dev, I don't have any great universes (or even tiny ones) begging to be explored. I've never been interested in anything typically considered "creative".
All I know is that this is something I want to do. I've been finding the willpower to continue when I'd normally give up and move on to something else, so I'm just going to have to trust that I've got a good reason I'm not aware of yet.
perlatus in the post "250 Box Challenge"
2016-11-07 14:54
I finally finished the set: http://blog.vczf.io/post/drawabox-submission_250-box-challenge/
self critique:
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I noticed I'm still overshooting more than I'd like, so my corners aren't that clean. But, I still feel like I've improved quite a bit.
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I also had some difficulties with corrections, such as when my corrections turned out to be wrong.
perlatus in the post "The Future of Free Critiques on /r/ArtFundamentals"
2016-09-30 05:50
I spent $14 on an introductory drawing book
($14 for finally convincing myself that I just might be able to draw is a pretty good deal in the long run) that is now collecting dust because I realized midway through the second lesson that I had no idea how to draw circles, and I wanted to be able to draw good circles.
Then I realized I couldn't draw lines either, and that scared me enough to look for other resources.
Drawabox has already taught me how to draw lines and circles (and... boxes), so I think $3 a month is a steal. I think it's certainly worth more than $1, which is why I didn't pledge that amount when I signed up.
perlatus in the post "Lesson 4: Drawing Insects and Arachnids"
2017-10-13 02:12
Thanks for the critique, but are you sure you don't see any problems?
Finishing up this lesson gave me some serious anxiety, and your critique was honestly not what I expected. My expectations may be off and I know you're focused on looking for improvement, but...
Some things I feel like I seriously struggled with, things that I don't think I've made good enough progress on by the end of the lesson:
Proportions: e.g. the curled pillbug's head compared to the body is off by almost double in size.
Angles and relative placement: e.g the first male stag beetle's head-box isn't centered on the body, so looks displaced and unnatural; the thoraces of most of the bugs appear to be sideways rather than front-back, which makes the bugs generally look like they're twisting.
Subtleties in the organic forms: abdominal and thoracic masses tend to be too rounded and miss things like the slight flatness of the bodies. (Pulled it off with the vinegaroon/whip scorpion, but think I messed it up later with the male stag beetles.)