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7:45 PM, Tuesday January 26th 2021

Hi, these are an improvement for the most part but you are still getting some really wobbly linework on these rough perspective boxes. One of the reasons we use the ghosting method is to break up the drawing process into several steps.

  1. Put Down your points (This is where all of your thinking about the line accuracy should happen)

  2. Ghost your line multiple times

  3. Execute your line with confidence and don't concern yourself with accuracy during this step and try and rely on the muscle memory you built up ghosting

This process can take a while to get used to especially if you are grappling with learning to draw with your shoulder at the same time. Another possible thing that could be happening is that you are reverting to drawing with your wrist for some of these lines. That is another thing you should look out for. You are showing improvement but there's still plenty of work to be done so make sure you keep practicing line confidence during your warmups.

The one real issue I have with your rough perspective boxes is that you didn't extend your lines back on any of these. I mentioned it in the critique but perhaps you missed that part.

I want you to do one more page of Rough Perspective Exercises. Make sure you go for more confident linework and make sure you extend all of your lines back and don't skip any

So I still would like you to extend the lines back on these boxes to check your work as this is something you are going to have to get used to doing for every single box you draw during the 250 box challenge. Once you do that and take another photo I'll mark this as complete and you can move on to the 250 box challenge.

Next Steps:

Extend the lines back on your Rough Perspective Exercise to check your work

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
8:49 PM, Thursday July 1st 2021

Sorry for the delay. Life got hectic but I'm trying to get back on track. Thankfully, it doesn't seem that I've regressed much. But I still find myself having trouble at the same exact moment of each line, the part where I actually go to make the mark. The act of moving my pen onto the paper is what throws me off. How do I know how hard to lower my pen? How do I know what angle to come in at?

Noticing this has caused me to hesitate and it's just making things worse.

Thank you for your time.

10:04 PM, Thursday July 1st 2021

You shouldn't need to push down with a fine liner but just simply lower it onto the page and they perform best when held perpendicular to the page. If you are angling the fineliner there is a chance the mark could be less solid overall.

I honestly don't have much more advice to you other what I said previously.

Execute your line with confidence and don't concern yourself with accuracy during this step and try and rely on the muscle memory you built up ghosting

Make sure are ghosting your lines multiple times and you almost want to make your mark without thinking. Rely on the muscle memory of the motion you ghosted previously. The thinking is what causes your hesitation and all of your thinking should be done while you put down your dots and are ghosting the mark. Eventually with consistent practice this will become somewhat second nature.

2:27 AM, Friday August 13th 2021

https://imgur.com/a/rxEYfWJ

Holding it at a different angle made all of the difference for how solid my lines are. I'm too used to just resting my hand on the page.

Anyway, here's to a new start! I've got an awful habit of getting short bursts of motivation at irregular intervals. But I've started to make time before work. The first few boxes had extra wobbly lines but I could see myself improving in real time as the exercise went on... Only to drop the ball at the finish line as my time ran short and I messed up the last box. You'll know which one it is, probably. A lesson on the importance of keeping the mind clear, right?

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