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How long is too long to come back and resume where I left off?

6:20 AM, Tuesday May 18th 2021

A few months ago I paused doing Draw A Box for a few reasons and wanted some time to re-evaluate whether or not I wanted to still do the course. After some reflection, the skills that I got from Draw A Box have been relatively indispensible for me as an artist and I do want to finish up the lessons and challenges to get the full scope of things.

Finish and full scope not being in the sense that I don't have to practice the material anymore, just to make sure that I hit all the check points and get approval of understanding certain key concepts through official critique. I've still been drawing everyday, still studying and practicing things I learned here, so I feel like my skills haven't degraded that much. Is it still possible for me to sign up for official critique and resume my current challenges/lessons?

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2:52 PM, Tuesday May 18th 2021

We don't force students to start over unless they are noticeably struggling with concepts from way back in the course. A gap of five or six months is pretty considerable though, so I would recommend reviewing the material from the earlier lessons and getting back into the swing of doing those exercises as warmups (not from memory - make sure you're up-to-date on what the exercises actually ask of you, since it's easy to forget), then you can jump back in where you left off.

5:37 PM, Tuesday May 18th 2021

Sounds good. I'll spend the next couple of days refreshing myself of previous exercises. Thank you.

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