Drawabox: The 250 Box Challenge

The reading for this video is available at drawabox.com/lesson/250boxes. You can find all the free lessons at drawabox.com
00:00 Intro
00:57 A Daunting Task
01:27 Reminder - Balancing Work and Play
02:30 What is the 250 Box Challenge
03:02 Not Grinding, by Our Definition
04:48 All About Judging Convergences
05:29 Tackling Overwhelming Tasks
06:09 Pacing Yourself
06:44 Don't Worry About the Back Corner
08:06 Line Extensions
09:19 Brief Overview of the Assignment
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  • @Uncomfortable
    @UncomfortableАй бұрын

    Heads up - we still have a coupon with NMA, but the one in the video no longer works. You can use the new code DRAWABOX for 25% off your first billing cycle on either the Library or Library+ plans. For the most current coupon/terms, check the banner at the top of the drawabox.com website.

  • @ryze_xspitez2920
    @ryze_xspitez29204 ай бұрын

    Started DrawABox exactly 70 days ago. You can tell Uncomfortable has true passion in trying to lead his community of artist into the correct direction. This exercise is merely a single hurdle among many. Now let’s draw some boxes 📦.

  • @ryze_xspitez2920
    @ryze_xspitez29204 ай бұрын

    The absolute center piece of DrawABox just got a remaster

  • @taxidermydriver
    @taxidermydriver4 ай бұрын

    the "congratulations" caption while the guy is running from the box in terror is the funniest thing ever

  • @Uncomfortable

    @Uncomfortable

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeaaaah I noticed that during the premiere and considered fixing it. I probably will......... Eventually.

  • @taxidermydriver

    @taxidermydriver

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Uncomfortable no dont fix it !!

  • @jevilcatfan123

    @jevilcatfan123

    3 ай бұрын

    Aw dang he fixed it

  • @acengrom
    @acengrom4 ай бұрын

    If you're in the middle of the challenge and are confused about having missed the need to separate the first 50, second 50, and remaining 150, don't worry! It's a new change to the challenge as of early 2024 and if you started beforehand you don't need to follow that bit.

  • @wonfii4776
    @wonfii47764 ай бұрын

    im on box 87 so im well on my way already, but ill still give it a watch for a refresher!

  • @duskgod

    @duskgod

    Ай бұрын

    How's it going? I am on... box 2.

  • @mathiaskakarot0349
    @mathiaskakarot03494 ай бұрын

    I was just about to start this challenge

  • @Gossamer24
    @Gossamer243 ай бұрын

    Very excited to start this part of Drawabox, given it's the first thing I knew about it when signing up. Thank you for the detailed overview and explanation of the project!

  • @Ogrem
    @Ogrem4 ай бұрын

    Mastering simple forms & volumes is the way to mastery

  • @wonderbread840
    @wonderbread8404 ай бұрын

    Exciting stuff. Just finishing lesson 1 tonight so this is right on time. I like the change to the first 50 with the addition of vanishing points

  • @usbgamers123
    @usbgamers1234 ай бұрын

    Just as I finished the challenge lol, but glad it will still help the newcomers!

  • @breadifies2800
    @breadifies28004 ай бұрын

    This new update came right on schedule lol, just finished the last of my organic boxes homework, ready to charge on with this challenge!!

  • @matiascarreira1542
    @matiascarreira15423 ай бұрын

    Im finishing lesson 3 and these videos are still helpfull, thank you uncomfortable

  • @3ngan498
    @3ngan4984 ай бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @taxidermydriver
    @taxidermydriver4 ай бұрын

    i'll be starting the second part of the 250 cylinders exercise soon which involves drawing 100 more boxes so i guess i'll be watching this

  • @skyhavender
    @skyhavenderАй бұрын

    Heavens this is insain! All this just to learn to draw a bit well. 😮

  • @snerpletiger8761
    @snerpletiger87614 ай бұрын

    Holy shit. 26 minutes ago? You work hard dude.

  • @bluebean8450
    @bluebean84504 ай бұрын

    Thankyou❤

  • @cavemann_
    @cavemann_4 ай бұрын

    My old nemesis...

  • @Ailerom
    @Ailerom4 ай бұрын

    I finished this challenge in October last year and only got back into drawing yesterday due to reasons... Curious timing.

  • @lilyming1079
    @lilyming10794 ай бұрын

    Just started the first 6 boxes a month ago, and is about to draw the next 6 boxes today then find the texts and videos look different lol The new video is uploaded just one week ago haha

  • @DevTheRay
    @DevTheRay4 ай бұрын

    I'll never forgive you for this challenge😭

  • @user-pc7bt1bi5i
    @user-pc7bt1bi5i3 ай бұрын

    do I need to start from the beginning? because I did finished the the lesson 0 and 1 back in February 2023, but it took soo long to get 2 people to let me go through to the next lesson, from days becoming weeks and then months later I already forgot about Drawabox.

  • @Uncomfortable

    @Uncomfortable

    3 ай бұрын

    No, you don't have to start over. I would however recommend reviewing the lesson material (without redoing the homework) from Lesson 0 to fill in any gaps in your memory. Then spend some time focusing only on the exercises that would fall into your warmup pool - my usual rule of thumb is 1 week of those warmup exercises for every year you've been away. That said, when it comes to getting feedback, community critique is of course not reliable in terms of if and when you'll receive it - but the unofficial critique exchange program students run on our discord chat server (which was briefly mentioned in Lesson 0 where we discuss the various feedback options) helps a lot in improving that reliability.

  • @paullittle9187
    @paullittle91874 ай бұрын

    Hell Week comes early on in BUD/S as well for Navy SEAL candidates. I believe it happens in just the third week of training. Just in case you were looking for a parallel.

  • @Tech_coffee
    @Tech_coffee2 ай бұрын

    The intro… LOL 😂

  • @dheerajchourey333
    @dheerajchourey3334 ай бұрын

    I finds it kind of uneasy to completely focus on this challenge for 1 month or so, so can i continue with the lesson no.2 while i keep making boxes for this challenge as a side quest ? Or does this challenge servers as a foundation for lesson 2 ?

  • @Uncomfortable

    @Uncomfortable

    4 ай бұрын

    We do feel it's best that students complete the box challenge before moving onto Lesson 2. Just be sure to balance it with the 50% rule, as spending all of your time drawing boxes would indeed be pretty mind-numbing.

  • @dheerajchourey333

    @dheerajchourey333

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the reply, i really appreciate that you and your team tries to give its best maintain quality content, even though only 20 % of the students are continuing on these lessons.

  • @SCARRIOR
    @SCARRIORАй бұрын

    I'm pretty sure it's grinding mate lol. If I want to get to level 30 in a video game, I need to grind. I don't just assume I am levelled up enough.

  • @machinayrequiem8596
    @machinayrequiem85965 күн бұрын

    Why not do this challenge first before doing any of the rotating boxes exercises? How can you do thise exercises if you dont even know how to sraw a box?

  • @Uncomfortable

    @Uncomfortable

    2 күн бұрын

    We've found it to be very effective to use exercises like this to introduce students to a problem, and then to explore that problem further in the steps that follow. You can think of it as providing a compass to ensure that when students go through the box challenge, they're thinking about the problems we've introduced here (and which they've had practical experience facing, rather than just theoretical experience in having read about it), instead of interpreting the experience of the later exercises in whatever arbitrary direction. We do this with a number of things - another big one is the form intersections of Lesson 2, which rely heavily on the spatial reasoning skills this course as a whole seeks to train, and which we do so most of all through the constructional drawing exercises from lessons 3 through 7.

  • @machinayrequiem8596

    @machinayrequiem8596

    2 күн бұрын

    @@Uncomfortable On the 250 box challenge. Could I continue with the other lessons while working on the 250 boxes a little every day or must I finish the 250 box challenge first before moving on?

  • @Uncomfortable

    @Uncomfortable

    Күн бұрын

    @@machinayrequiem8596 We recommend that students finish the box challenge before moving onto Lesson 2, as it is a prerequisite for it. Just don't rush it, and be sure to balance things out with the 50% rule.

  • @machinayrequiem8596

    @machinayrequiem8596

    Күн бұрын

    @@Uncomfortable Dang, Im not gonna be on Lesson 2 till a year from now.

  • @EzekielD69420
    @EzekielD694204 ай бұрын

    Is it absolutely necessary to do this in ink? I'm learning digitally and don't want to buy more supplies, I have no issue using an ink brush and not erasing/undoing.

  • @Uncomfortable

    @Uncomfortable

    4 ай бұрын

    Be sure to go through the course from the beginning, starting at Lesson 0, as it explains in detail why we push students to work with certain tools, as well as other important matters. You'll find this point explained on this page: drawabox.com/lesson/0/4