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9:36 PM, Monday April 26th 2021

That's a good point about better feedback if you can't erase, but honestly, if you're messing up your lines all the time, the feedback is going to be, "your lines aren't accurate, draw from your shoulder." Well duh, I already knew that I sucked at lines. At worst, it could confuse feedback because an incorrect line could give the impression that someone doesn't understand perspective when in fact, they just slipped with their hand.

My point about the system wasn't that it's hard. I'm not averse to hard work. My point is that, if something is meant to teach people, and 100% inflexibility when dealing thousands of humans, many of whom learn differently, might not always be ideal.

10:18 PM, Monday April 26th 2021
edited at 10:18 PM, Apr 26th 2021

For the former that is not how feedback, official at least, works. It constructively critiques your work so that you can consolidate your learning before moving onto the next, progressively tougher, stage. It stops you getting ahead of yourself and stops problems from compounding later.

I think on the latter point it is up to you to assess if it is the right course for you. I don't see it changing to be more flexible and I don't think it should. You have chosen this course, it didn't choose you. EOM.

edited at 10:18 PM, Apr 26th 2021
11:06 PM, Monday April 26th 2021

Good clarification when it comes to feedback. Thanks for your feedback, sincerely.

I guess I'll have to think about if I'll continue to do this program. I was and am willing to do the hard work, but if I have eccentricities that there isn't room for, then maybe I'm just not cut out for this stuff.

11:52 PM, Monday April 26th 2021

The good news is there have never been so many easily accessible and low price art courses. I am subscribed to Creature Art Teacher, Skillshare, 21Draw and do Drawabox.

The term "struggling artist" exists for a reason. For most it is a struggle. I am hitting a wall at lesson 5 : Animals. I had hoped to have completed it by January but my head isn't in it. I will get there eventually though. In the mean time I am being taught how to draw animals by Aaron Blaise and it's a lot more fun for now. But the pendulum will swing back.

Good luck.

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