Using a brush pen for boxes

7:16 AM, Tuesday April 28th 2020

This might sound a bit dumb, but would it be alright if I used a brush pen for the extra 50 boxes? I have fineliners and regular ballpoint pens but I want to practice drawing with a brush pen with boxes.

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9:29 AM, Tuesday April 28th 2020

I would do the practice with the brush pen outside of drawabox. Doing the boxes with brushpen will add extra difficulty that can hinder your progress, so I don't recommend it.

4:11 AM, Wednesday April 29th 2020

Sounds like a plan, thx dude

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9:54 PM, Tuesday April 28th 2020

I'll add to the user below - by using a brush pen you have to control the width of your line while simultaneously trying to get the line straight and converging at the right angle. The box challenge wants specific things out of it, so it's not a good idea to add difficulty.

At the same time, I do understand that learning such a cool tool as a brush pen is tempting, so I suggest doing in separately and perhaps, over time, incorporating it into your warm-ups.

4:11 AM, Wednesday April 29th 2020

True, using a brush pen is tempting but maybe doing it seperately sounds like a better idea than just doing it in the boxes. Thx dude

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