guilleZoom

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    5:02 PM, Wednesday January 22nd 2025

    Hi,

    Thanks for that, here are the revisits of the exercises : ) https://imgur.com/a/EBMNHHh

    I’m a bit confused because you mentioned that I’ve submitted mostly demos, but I was never sure whether we’re supposed to recreate those or come up with our own references. I don’t think the lessons clarify this at all. For instance, when I work on the insects lesson (or similar ones moving forward), should I avoid recreating the demos entirely? I’m happy to do that if it’s what’s expected, but I haven’t seen any clear instructions one way or the other.

    Please let me know,

    Many thanks,

    Guille

    7:04 AM, Saturday December 7th 2024

    Thanks so much! Yeah I acknowledge the critique and I'm sure I'll get better with more and more practice. Looking forward to Lesson 3!!!

    8:31 AM, Friday November 22nd 2024

    Thank you very much. Already making progress in Lesson 2!

    10:55 AM, Wednesday November 13th 2024

    Hello,

    Thank you for your review. I realize now that I hadn’t fully grasped the challenge initially. Re-watching the videos made everything much clearer. I’ve completed the next 100 as requested, and you can find them here: https://imgur.com/a/CUSkygp

    Does this work for you? Looking forward to progress with the course : )

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