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Question About Not Having The Right Material.

6:13 PM, Saturday March 20th 2021

Hi, I am new to Draw A Box and I am about to start the homework portion but I don't have any 0.3mm pens. I only have 0.05mm, 0.1mm, and 1.4mm pens I got from a How To Draw Manga kit I got for christmas. I also tried looking for Ultra Point sharpies but I only have fine point sharpies. I also can't go out and buy things since I'm younger. Any advice on what tools I can use or maybe I can use one of the things I mentioned above? Thanks! :)

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7:47 PM, Saturday March 20th 2021

I also started with limited supplies and not the exact right pens.

Its ok to start with whatever have. Even if all you can have are ball point pens.

The most important thing is to practice making the marks confidently and following all the other instructions.

1:25 AM, Sunday March 21st 2021

Thank you for the advice! :)

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1:52 PM, Wednesday March 31st 2021

The 0.3 pen or the 0.1 will work. I would not worry about this too much.

I used to do the first excercise for years with a pencil before I knew about draw a box and it

was a good practice

1:09 AM, Monday April 5th 2021

Thanks for the advice! I will keep this in mind! :)

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