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Thank you so much for the feedback - this critique really has given me a lot of insight

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Hey Rob, first of all thank you so much for the critique, I completely agree - especially about not aligning my ellipses with the minor axis, I really am struggling with this but I'll continue to practice.

This is actually the second time I've completed lesson one and I admit I may have rushed it a bit for the sake of submitting it (get the ball rolling on the 14 day rule) which I see now have affected my work negatively. That being said, I have also completed the 250 box challenge a few weeks ago. I spoke with Uncomfortable breifly about re-submitting my homework for the official critiques and he said that there was an exception for the 250 box challenge. Because you said I would benefit from the box challenge, I'd like to know your thoughts on if I need to re-do this challenge (yikes) or what is the appropriate next step for me. Thanks!

thanks for the feedback!

Even though I'm not striving for perfection, I'm still trying to tackle difficult concepts such as long skinny forms (petals) pointing directly at the viewer - I noticed in some of my drawings, I've avoided this by drawing the plant from a different perspective or kind of angling the petals in an unnatural direction which always elds up looking weird.

a theme that im noticing in your lesson one is timid linework, some of the lines seem more confident then others. This also goes for the elipses. Even if its not perfectly in tve place you want the line to be, it stills looks better woth a confident line drawn from the shoulder. I never drew from my shoulder prior to this course so I know it can be a lot to get used to... just keep working on it! in your ghost line exercise, i noticed some of the lines go off the page, this may not be the best because a part of the purpose of this exercise is to start and stop and clear start/stopping points... its hard to tell if it goes off the page. the boxes are looking a little wonky but they will get much better once you start working on the 250 box challenge! i hope this was helpful! good luck :)

Have you tried putting a sock or something that will glide smoothly along the table around your forearm/elbow? You would still be resting your arm on the table but some sort of cloth material would likley decrease any friction that would occur with skin to table contact resulting in a smoother line.

I'm a physical therapist and I've used this technique while working with patients who are unable to lift limbs but I still want to target certain muscle groups. I'd recommend just cutting off the end of a tube sock and wearing it like a sleeve. If your arm has a tendancy to get sweaty, you may need to use another type of wrapping/bandage that won't get "soggy."

Please let me know if this does/doesn't work for you and we can further discuss other options