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It's a very basic 80-page sketchbook I found at a local store! IIRC they are used mostly by engineer students, I personally only used the ruler lengths to draw the horizon lines. If you search for graph paper or ruler paper you should find similar results
The lesson does say that, but comparing my attempts to others, I know i should not be missing the dot as hard as Im doing, specially on the last box on the bottom left. Thus Im asking if I should be repeating this exercise until these mistakes disappear or restart
You get the point of the exercise, you see the mistake, and I assume that you'll work on it in the future. As I said, if it was me reviewing your work, I'd tell you about it, but I wouldn't see it as a reason to ask for a re-do. Others may disagree. I'd also tell you that those lines are showing some lack of confidence, more than anything. Either way, go forward.
Don't compare yourself to others, especially on Drawabox. There are people going through the course that have done it before and want to refresh their knowledge. There are people that are great with their lines but are trying to improve on construction, and so, their homework will look amazing compared to someone that's just starting.
When I did it, I remember people submitting amazing work for their animals and textures. It happens. But your road is your own. So keep going!
Did you do the previous plotted perspective? It shows you how to do it. Rough perspective you should be going back and extending major lines to see how they reach the horizon (I like to use red ink for that)
Yeah, I did plotted perspective a few times. I usually do the red inking after Im done with all the boxes on a page, this is the second page of rough perspective but I got frustrated from failing right at the end
Its definitely not as easy, its sorta the first exercise that isnt a direct do this this and this. There is a margin of error. Remember that we all have been there but what makes you great is that you do not stop.
Even plotted can come with it's own challenges, its so important to do the 50% rule so that while you do learn things, you also experiment with how to apply it artistically.
It's takes a while to get better. After lesson 1 you'll be doing the 250 boxes challenge. In other words, you'll draw a lot of lines - you'll notice the improvement there. And guess what. After that you'll draw a lot of lines as well. I've been drawing for ~ 5 months and I still occasionally miss my marks.
Based on what I see and my limited experience, you are going a bit slow, resulting in the wobbly lines. Your priorities are, in this order:
1. Make the line smooth by executing the line faster.
2. Hit the target dot. If the line is a bit short or a bit long, it's fine.
3. Stop perfectly on the target dot.
For now focus on 1 and 2, only when you figure these out start working on 3.
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