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Do you keep going in a lesson even when you know it's going badly?

7:03 PM, Wednesday March 3rd 2021

I'm in lesson 1 - ellipses are super tough for me - I'm trying!!

I hope this is the right place to ask - if it isn't please let me know where i am meant to ask.

Do we just keep going until the end of the lesson even when we feel like we've done badly? I remember uncomfortable saying that we're meant to struggle and we're not meant to grind - so... I do my assigned pages of ellipses to the best of my questionable ability and then move on?

Thank you!

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10:04 PM, Wednesday March 3rd 2021

Yeah do the best you can but don't try to correct stuff you have got wrong. Submit your work and get feedback. This feedback will help with where you are and whether you should move on or practice a bit more and re-submit. The feedback is essential to keep you on the right path.

8:58 AM, Thursday March 4th 2021

That's a really good point - to use the feedback to make the decision instead of grinding away on your own! Thank you

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1:50 PM, Thursday March 4th 2021

Heya!! yeah you move on, I know it can be tough, I've REALLY screwed up some lessons, but before you start your next homework or lesson, you can start with a warmup on a page of a couple of your previous lessons/homework, I always do this, it helps me to actually build up the muscle memory, AND I improve, which is pretty important long term haha, but yes, when you do homework, even if you do them badly, you move on!

(and don't forget the 50% rule, you'll be surprised how much ellipses are necessary when doodling and stuff)

Good luck!! we're all in the same boat, so you're not alone!

5:30 PM, Thursday March 4th 2021

the 50% rule is my favourite rule :D I went and painted some slices of kiwi fruit after my last lesson and suddenly it was oh!!! I'm just doing ellipses again!!

i think whats holding me up is that feeling like you're going to be judged based on how well you did. but what i understand from these three responses is its more like when our homework is checked - it's more checking that we understood what we were trying to learn, rather than can I draw a perfect ellipse. Which is good, because I can't!

11:53 AM, Friday March 5th 2021

yeah! I'm in the same boat, I mean, I'm working hard but my art SUCKS, and that's ok!! I'm a beginner, it's not supposed to be perfect. I still mess up ghosted lines even though I'm nearly finished lesson 1, but I keep working hard and doing my best :) also consider uploading your art of kiwis n stuff to show how the art fundamentals is helping!! just a suggestion haha

9:26 AM, Monday March 8th 2021

upload it into my sketchbook on here? that's a good idea! maybe i can have a 'the other 50%' album on imgur

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7:06 PM, Wednesday March 3rd 2021

Yeah, you're only asked to do your best with your current skill, so just keep going.

7:34 PM, Wednesday March 3rd 2021

thank you :) Ok I'll just keep going!

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9:10 AM, Wednesday March 17th 2021

heck yea dude! it's all part of the learning process, gotta start from somewhere am I right? You'll do good, trust the process and don't worry too much about the end result, you got this!!!

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9:15 PM, Friday March 19th 2021

You should always try to do your best. If it ends badly it's fine. Drawing like all skills can be frustrating and hard. It's important to reflect on your mistakes and try to fix them. As long as you keep going and keep drawing you will improve.

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