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8:12 PM, Tuesday January 16th 2024

Hello AgitaTree, I would like to start off by saying great job on completing lesson 1. LINES - For superimposed lines remember to start at the same spot you started in the beginning each time. Be mindful of letting your arm be loose and drawing from your shoulder. The more you do this now, the easier it will become. ELLIPSES - In ghosted planes, it does not seem like you are drawing 2-3 times through your ellipses for some of them, be sure you do that. Tables of ellipses, make sure you keep your ellipses compact and that they fill up the entire space. Same with funnels, they should be compact and get bigger as they move outwards from the center. BOXES - Your boxes look pretty good, especially the rough perspective, I feel like thats the one most students struggle with. Overall, really great job and I think you are ready to move on to the 250 box challenge.

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4:01 AM, Wednesday January 17th 2024
edited at 4:04 AM, Jan 17th 2024

Thanks Melos, i'll keep that in mind and do more ellipses when warming up in the future :). I thought my box looked ugly, but apparently not. Thanks for pointing that it will help me more confident when drawing boxes in the future :)

edited at 4:04 AM, Jan 17th 2024
4:17 PM, Saturday January 27th 2024

Hi, I am here to give your review the 2nd agreement. Next time try to make the rotated boxes closer to each other and consider adding hatching lines( I believe it is optional).

Good luck in your 250 boxes and congratulations on your badge.

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A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.

On the flipside, they tend to be on the cheaper side of things, so if you're just getting started (beginners tend to have poor pressure control), you're probably going to destroy a few pens - going cheaper in that case is not a bad idea.

In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.

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