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Aaaa thank you so much! I'm so happy I did ok akdhsgshj

Thank you for the note about line quality, that's something I've really been trying to improve :). I try to keep corrections to a minimum, but sometimes I slip up and do it anyways huehue. but I'll work on that! I'll also make sure to include some more extreme boxes in my warmups. And thanks especially for the point you made with the diagram, that's honestly super useful to keep in mind!

Thank you for your time, now on to lesson 2 :D

Thank you so much!! I'm so happy to hear that you're pleased with my work, I was so nervous it means a lot TT

It really feels good to hear that I did well! I do think I should point out that I did lesson 1 and the box challenge around this time last year, though my practice was super inconsistent and took me over half a year oop. Still, I think that probably contributes to a lot of it, so I wont be too cocky moving forward huehue

So I'll definitely keep working to improve, especially on the areas you pointed out!! I really appreciate the insights and advice you gave to keep me going in the right direction, and I'll probably revisit this critique a few times just to better keep it all in mind! I did struggle a bit with the ellipses, so maybe I'll pay a little extra attention to those haha

Again, thank you so much!! I really appreciate the work you put into this!

and off to boxes I go >:)

Thank you, this is very helpful! I really like these ideas, especially the last one. I'll definitely give it a go, and maybe in a couple of weeks I'll post an update to let everyone know how much their advice is helping!! Again, thank you so much for taking the time to write this, it means a lot

Hahaha, I've thought the same!! And thank you, I will :)

I'm very determined to make progress, not in a way that will blast me forward only to burn me out, but I really feel like art is what I'm meant to do. I'm in this for the long haul. It's not that I'm lost; I know where I'm going, it's just that there are some days I get discouraged and frustrated. But I'm assuming everyone goes through that at some point. It's all part of the journey I guess , haha.

I do need to take it easy though, sometimes I feel like I'm in overdrive. Maybe that's a big part of the problem, I need to calm down a bit. I think the endless amounts of tutorials on yt are partially to blame for that, I may need to detox lmao

Anyways, thanks for the talk! I really do feel better today, and I think a lot of that was getting all of this off my chest and having input! So thanks for listening and helping me out

Wow, great job!! I really love the colors you used, especially in the lighting

The blank page is definitely a problem for me, but I think after hearing your advice as well as some others, I can learn to better handle it.

This is whole post is really a great response, honestly thank you. It was kind of like a wake-up call for me haha. I can't exactly pinpoint why, but after reading this I feel a bit better. That question you asked in the second paragraph really got me thinking, and honestly when I think about it, it doesn't make any sense for me not to be enjoying drawing when I DO enjoy drawing. I think I just need to take a step back, maybe I'm just pushing myself so much in these lessons that I forget why I'm doing them in the first place. I think I will try abstract drawing, it sounds relaxing. And just overall, I'm going to try and regain my joy for the journey. Maybe I'll even experiment a bit, see what's fun for me :)

I've already watched all the videos :(

thank you so much!! I'll be sure to give these a watch

ooooo that sounds like it could be fun! I just made an instagram account for my art a few days back, but haven't posted anything yet. I guess that would be a good way to kick off the account haha. Though, the thought of posting my art does freak me out asdfghjk. Time to face my fears sweat

Also yeah, I think tracing is fine for practice! When I'm trying to figure something out I do it as well. Just as long as it doesn't become a crutch I guess?