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6:29 AM, Friday May 19th 2023

Hi and no worries for late reply. And splendid, your lines and ellipses have improved quite a lot, great work.

Next Steps:

Congratulations, now you can move towards the famous 250 box challenge.

Some points before moving on:

  • Do regular warmups, they do wonders, even if you think you won't be able to draw much, then also try to squeeze atleast five minutes per day for warmup, while keeping the aforementioned points in mind for your exercises.

  • Do not hesitate to revisit lesson zero, or the lesson texts and videos if you have questions or want to recall about the exercises and warmups.

  • Do follow the fifty percent rule, you might enjoy it or you might not even feel like doing it but do it nonetheless, you will appreciate its value over time.

  • Do not isolate, regularly post your updates in the appropriate section or the appropriate lesson channels on discord to get feedback on the work in progress.

  • And to take good care of your health and sleep(This is the most improtant one in my opinion).

My best wishes for your future endeavours, have great time.

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2:07 PM, Friday May 19th 2023

Yes, I am doing daily up to ten minutes warmup, I also follow 50% rule, Thanks for your health related opinion.

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