I've recently started to do the 250 Box Challenge and I'm having difficulties drawing the inside of a box. I find that I always predict the lines to be too far or too short where the lines will meet.
Ex:https://imgur.com/a/YSBqGvH
Is there a trick to find out where the lines will converge?
Well, before you worry about the inside, I do notice that the outside lines (the "vertical-ish" ones) diverge, rather than converge. The critical lines are the first two you tack on to your "y-shape." Their angle and length determine the rest of the box.
I tried to explain here with some images (lines "a" and "b" in steps 2 and three are the most critical to understand): https://imgur.com/a/CP1JmaB
I would encourage you first and foremost to review these reminders, specifically the third point about not worrying about the back corner, as it's more of a distraction than anything else. That said, you may also want to check out this video by ScyllaStew which shares a way to leverage the fact that we put down points for the start/end of lines as part of the ghosting method, and to help use that to help determine where we should be drawing lines to help with more consistent corners.
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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