Hey, thanks for the feedback! You gave me great insights, I appreciate it.
I took some time doing the suggested revision, and here they are.
I struggled a lot with a pen drying out, and I was being very stingy about it lol, if that somehow affected the results too much, I am open to redo the exercise.
Thank you o/
I am really sorry this took so long, but I was down with the flu and wasn't able to stay at my PC at all.
You've done a superb job on those ellipses, you took the time and got the concept. That's what important. Improvement will come with practice, and that's what the warm-ups are for!
For your pens dying, this is in part to the nature of the exercises, but also in part to your use. Like me, you probably have a heavy hand and that wears them down quickly. I have improved in this regard (my pens do hold more than just an exercise, as it was when I started) but I think it'll take even more time. My advice is to keep the semi-dead pens, and practice free hand strokes, with your focus being on doing them lightly and fast. Don't go for something specific, just doodle enough to help your hand untense and relax. In time, softer strikes will become the normal.
Keep up the good work!
Next Steps:
Please proceed to the 250 boxes challenge. Take it easy, this will take quite some time, but we are here for the long run! Keep practicing your warm-ups, and pay attention to all the perspective lessons (re-read them a few times before the warm-ups, to make sure you clear misconceptions). Good luck! You have shown that you can do it fantastically, if you take the time!
Hey, man, it's fine, nothing to worry about. I was sick last week also :(
Thank you. I'm grateful to you for sharing those tips and instructions., they helped me a lot.
I'll try those exercises to better control my marks. Nonetheless, I think that pen did a great job, because I've done the entire lesson 1 and its revision, some boxes, just using that one! And I got a bunch of super low quality, it's so cheap where I live, I bought 5 of these for less than $0,65.
Thank you again for your time and feedback. Take care.
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.
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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