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6:45 AM, Wednesday January 13th 2021

These are already looking much better. Just don't forget that the angles between of initial Y should all be bigger than 90 degrees. Otherwise there will be distortion (like your box #6). There are two boxes with an angle slightly smaller than 90 degrees.

Also, good job on drawing those boxes bigger! :)

For the next boxes I'll ask you to try more different angles. Try to use the Y randomizer that I had mentioned on my critique. And try to make the lines converge just a bit more. Your lines are either almost parallel or actually diverging a little.

Keep up the good job!

Next Steps:

More 15 boxes, this time having different angles and make them converge a bit more.

When finished, reply to this critique with your revisions.
1:48 AM, Sunday January 17th 2021

I had to re-read the line-weight section as you suggested and your own critique, but I really believe I am beginning to understand some of the mistakes you have helped me clearly see so that I can improve. I tried very hard on the last few to focus on improving...

https://imgur.com/a/WXubUxV

7:45 AM, Sunday January 17th 2021

i think you finally got the hang of most mistakes. You've improved a lot with these 25 boxes that I asked you to do, don't you think?

To fix your problem with the inner corner that makes some lines diverge, you should place the inner corner a bit earlier. Like this: guide

It takes some boxes to get used to it so don't be shocked if it doesn't go well on your first 5-10 boxes.

I'll mark your your submission as complete. I suggest you to keep doing boxes from time to time to keep improving even more during your warm-ups.

Good luck on your journey!

Next Steps:

You're free to start Lesson 2.

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11:56 AM, Sunday January 17th 2021

Yes! Significantly! Not like your submissions, however I can see the improvement.

Thank you again Jo :) and for the additional guide and advice.

FYI I think you have an EXCELLENT way of explaining (the visual cues were amazingly helpful) and I owe the improvement to you.

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