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I feel like I'm doing the first 50 boxes wrong?

1:43 AM, Monday March 24th 2025

They look fine, that's not the problem. My problem is how I'm approaching it, mentally. I'm tracing the lines back to the VPs but I feel I'm being too mechanical about it. I'm not really thinking about how the cube looks in 3D space but rather, just visualizing the lines, their convergences, and where they would "intersect" if they extended all back to the VPs to find each corner of the cube. Is this a good approach, or should I push myself to not rely on that?

Uncomfortable

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7:03 PM, Monday March 24th 2025

Try not to worry about what you're doing beyond applying the instructions as they're laid out. This exercise is ultimately about developing your capacity to estimate convergences (given a set of lines, being able to add another line such that it converges consistently with the others), and being able to negotiate that coming from different angles in order to resolve those corners that are dependent on edges coming from multiple directions.

As long as you're adhering to the instructions, then you're fine.

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TurretOpera

I feel like I'm doing the first 50 boxes wrong?

1:43 AM, Monday March 24th 2025

Uncomfortable

7:03 PM, Monday March 24th 2025

Sketching: The Basics

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Part One: The Basics

An overview of basic skills - both technical and conceptual - with exercises that you will incorporate into your regular warmups for a long time to come. No matter how skilled or experienced you are, start at Lesson 0.

Challenges and Drills

A series of drills that fit into the lessons at various times. These should not all be completed after lesson 2, but rather will be listed as recommended next steps or prerequisites as you follow the numbered lessons in order.

Part Two: Constructional Drawing

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