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rotating paper instead of hand

3:26 PM, Tuesday July 13th 2021

I am doing lines and boxes right now.

I have found that my accuracy is better if I put my shoulder / arm / hand in a position where I have the most control for a straight line and then rotate the canvas to match it instead of adjusting my position

This is quite rigid, but can be precise, the same way you orient a piece of wood toward a saw instead of moving the saw around if the analogy makes sense.

But I'm afraid this will not help me develop the right movement.

Is it a valid technique, or am I setting myself up for bad habits?

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4:12 PM, Tuesday July 13th 2021

Hi, as mentioned in the notes for the ghosted lines here, you should definitely be rotating the page to find the best angle to execute the line. This is part of the ghosting process, and should be applied to every mark you make.

Of course, there is benefit to learning how to make marks in any direction well, but it would detract from the main goals of the course to practice it here. So you can, and in fact should, rotate the page to help make marks better.

7:15 PM, Tuesday July 13th 2021

ok, so I'll keep doing it like this. I tried paper vs. iPad pro, it's definitely much much easier on paper!

thanks!

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