I don't know if this suggestion defeats the purpose. But I first went through all the Y's and then got back to completion
You're on the right track. Make a resubmission, keeping these in mind:
1.Wobble in lines. In drawabox you should always prioritize confidence over accuracy.
A wobbly line is a mistake, no matter how accurate, and a confident line will be correct, as with practice the accuracy will get better.
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2.Fraying on both ends. The line should never fray on the starting dot. The student should place the pen carefully at the beginning of each line so this does not happen.
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3.Arching lines. Sometimes the lines will arch a bit.
It's worth mentioning this might happen because they are not mostly using the shoulder pivot. It can happen while using the shoulder too however, and in this case it can be fixed by trying to arch consciously to the opposite direction.
4.Not plotting lines. Sometimes students, specially on ghosted planes, will stop placing a starting and ending dot before drawing a line, trying to freehand the line without ghosting.
Mention them that starting a line with a starting and ending dot is important for applying the ghosting method, and that it should not be skipped.
5.Repeating lines. No matter how off a line is, a student should never repeat it, they should kept the line as it if were correct and move on.
These are the basics!
I apologize about the late reply!
Next Steps:
Move unto your next step
I'll learn how to critique better. Thanks for the time!
You're advancing well. Two things however:
Draw your curves with confidence after ghosting (no shaky arcs).
Always place your pen precisely at the point you want your line to start from before making a stroke.
Next Steps:
Add some superimposed lines and curves excercises to your warm up, remember to apply the recommendations above while doing them.
You need to recap the line ghosting excercise, remember to draw from your shoulder and lift your hand at the end of the line! So that your lines won't end with those arcs
I noticed you are very intentional with starting you lines at the right point. Ghost the lines at least two - three times then run through them with confidence, lifting your hand at the end.
Next Steps:
Repeat line ghosting excercise
Mr Kan insited on us starting over after a hiatus, in the notes. Don't know his current take!
1 You need to be more careful with placement of you pen at the beginning of each stroke.
2 I see some wobbly lines. Draw from your elbow without second guessing.
Next Steps:
Address the critiques then move ahead.
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