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3:18 PM, Wednesday April 1st 2020

I would like to say thank you very much for your feedback. I feel that it makes these excercises far more effective. If I may, where would you suggest one places there eyes when drawing lines? I try to look at my starting point when drawing the line, then to move slightly ahead so my arm naturally follows my eyes to the end point?

I definitely struggle alot with ellipses. Aside from these excercises I usually do a page of ellipses a day(not every day though). I draw from the shoulder and try to ghost, this probably is just going to require alot more practice.

As for the Organic Perspective Excercise, it didn't quite sink in right the first time, I will go back and redo it as requested, your feedback has made it much more clear. Thank you again for your feedback and I will work on getting the requested make up section completed!

3:36 AM, Thursday April 2nd 2020

I honestly haven't thought much about it, but I think I would suggest looking at your start point to place your pen and then just look to your end point and ignore where your hand is starting...if that makes sense?

I wouldn't recommend a full page of ellipses every day, since there's diminishing returns to grinding like that, but definitely include them occasionally in your 10-15 minute warmups. That said, while not suggested by draw a box I have heard the advice to keep making the circle (not ghosted, pen to paper) until it is circular so that you have a visual helping you see when things are round.

Eagerly awaiting your organic perspective revisions~

3:33 PM, Saturday April 4th 2020

Here is my revision

Not the most happy with it but I didn't want to get caught up in redo's. I think I might add a few of these to my warm ups to get more accustomed. Thank you for the advice on the circles!

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