The initial lessons recommend you revisit their exercises as warmup for 5-ish minutes whenever you start drawing. Is there some utility that can help me pick a random exercise I've already completed to warm up with?
You could make one. I found this spreadsheet in the discord that lists the warmups that are available at each stage. It might be a bit dated, though. You could make something to randomly select from that list as appropriate.
Honestly, I am not sure if it would be worth the trouble. In most cases people shouldn't pick randomly. In my experience there are exercises that are a lot more beneficial to do more often than others. At least initially. I believe the standing advice is to lean more on the ones you feel are your weakest.
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Actually I just saw the spreadsheet had a link to this
When I struggle with deciding things I just use Wheel of Names to help me decide things. Just input all the exercises in the names place and then spin the wheel! I haven't done that yet but it's very helpful when I don't know what to do
I recommend you use the website https://rolladie.net/#!numbers=1&high=6&length=1&sets=&addfilters=&last_roll_only=false&totals_only=false so you can choose a random exercise to review.
I have been writing down each exercises as a warmup on flashcards and pull a random one.
You could just number them and then roll a die to see which one you get.
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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