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9:03 AM, Monday May 24th 2021

Hi Rob! Thank you very much for your feedback. Drawing from my shoulder is something new for me and sometimes I tend to use my wrist unconsciously which makes some of my lines a bit wobbly.

I felt quite confident with the lines and ellipses exercises. I think that my lines become wobblier in the perspective exercises as I was more worried in getting a realistic depth for the boxes. Too many things to keep in mind I suppose! I'll get used to it over time :)

I have a question. What kind of warm up exercises do you recommend before starting to draw? and for how long?

Many thanks Rob,

Jaime

3:12 PM, Monday May 24th 2021

I typically warm up for 10 - 15 mins and you can use any of the exercises you've already completed. So currently you can use any of the exercises from lesson 1 (Superimposed Lines, Tables of Ellipses, etc) but once you finish lesson 2 you can use some of the new exercises introduced there.

9:13 AM, Tuesday May 25th 2021

Great! Thank you Rob :)

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