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6:45 PM, Tuesday September 15th 2020

Wow thank you Rob! Wasnt sure what to expect feom the critique but this is right on! Very helpful. I notice that I do better when Im immersed and focused, than when Im excited and eager. (Duh..)

I totally agree with you on your critique, I had thought of some of them myself, and you added important other bits of weaknesses.

One thing that I was struggling with regarding confident lines, both with and without ghosting, was speed. -How fast am I supposed to draw the lines and ellipses?

When Ive redone the parts you requested, what do I do with them? Like where do I upload them?

/Seb

11:42 PM, Tuesday September 15th 2020

Just reply to this message with your pages in a new imgur album. In terms of drawing speed you want to be drawing fairly quickly but not so quickly that you have zero semblance of control. If you draw slowly you will end up thinking during your mark and it will probably be wobbly. Eventually you will develop enough hand dexterity to move at any speed you want but for now I would suggest being fairly quick so thinking can't really enter the picture. All of your thinking should be done in the ghosting stage beforehand.

10:13 AM, Friday September 18th 2020

Hi Rob. here is the link to the new album: https://imgur.com/a/BZy1dvN

Everything ghosted.

At the bottom I have added two photos illustrating issues that I've pinned down, with some notes. I hope its ok, and hopefully you can give me some feedback on my thoughts there.

6:47 PM, Friday September 18th 2020

So it does look you are improving for sure. Keep up with practicing the ghosting method as your accuracy will get better and better the more you do it and try make a habit of it. In terms of your cube constructions when you watch the video for the 250 box challenge it will give you some tips for that. Like I said I'm seeing improvements with your line quality particularly in your warmups so just keep at it. Eventually you'll develop more dexterity and control so the smaller motions will become easier. It really just takes practice and time. I'm going to mark this as complete and good luck with the 250 box challenge.

This critique marks this lesson as complete.
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