Thanks so much Sebastian, I was not expecting such a thorough feedback, and so fast too! I will definitely put to use your advice. I'm always careful about drawing with my shoulder, although I don't think it feels natural to me yet (especially with smaller strokes); I'll try to not rest my wrist, but I did try it already once or twice, and it felt really unnatural ^^' Thanks again, I'll move on to the 250 boxes challenge then!
No worries and please don't misunderstand:
I didn't mean to say that not resting your wrist at all is best but I think that it's something worth trying out.
Because if you could get used to it you wouldn't have to deal with the difficulty of dragging your wrist too much.
I myself rest my wrist for support too.
If you're careful to not create too much drag you're fine in my opinion.
One more tip for the 250 Box Challenge:
Most of the time it's no fun so I'd recommend to not get into too much of a grind.
It'll feel like a chore.
Maybe decide on filling 2 pages a day like I did (6 Boxes per sheet).
Have fun, bye
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