Ok- so I’m about to finish 200/250 boxes but am not feeling confident that I’m improving as much as I should be. Can I post my 200 boxes to be reviewed and get feedback before I tackle the last 50? Or is that typically not a thing we do!
I find that writing notes on a separate page about what I feel I could do better after each page of adding the vanishing point lines boxes is helping me improve, and try to pay attention when a box looks closer to what you intend instead of drawing box after box with no recollection, try to slow down and think consciously what you are changing to see if it gets you closer or further away!
Ultimately the way official critique is structured is based on resource limitations, so it is required that students complete the entirety of a task to the best of their current ability (to be specific, that means we're not expecting perfect work, just work where the student has made a good faith attempt to go through the instructions carefully, to review them as required, and to give themselves as much time as they need to apply those instructions as well as they are able right now) before we provide them with feedback. The body of work is there to help the person providing feedback to assess what it is you understand, and what it is you may need advice or additional explanations on - it is not a situation where you're being graded.
That said, all students have the option to seek feedback on partial work from the community through our discord chat server, so you are welcome to make use of that if it sets you more at ease. That said, do keep in mind that when it comes to how we feel about our own work, that isn't always going to be based on a clear grasp of what kinds of issues are entirely normal, versus what might suggest something is being misunderstood. For that reason, while our feelings are a valid gauge of whether we need to take a break, they are not a reliable guide in terms of whether we are progressing well or not. So feel your feelings, but don't mistake them for something that can provide you with useful advice on how to approach the course. For that, heed only the instructions as well as you can, and trust that the work you produce will allow whoever does provide you with feedback best identify how to help you continue forward.
These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.
Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).
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