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7:57 PM, Sunday February 25th 2024

I think what might be best for you is to put drawabox down for now, and look at other far less stressful courses, or even just spend a lot more time drawing for yourself. This isn't the sort of course that you only benefit from by completing it - rather, lots of students move onto other things at a variety of points throughout its length, and they still take with them the growth and improvement they experienced, and the degree to which their brain has already been adjusted in how it understands the 3D space of their drawings.

A course is just a course, and if we happened to provide a certificate at the end to honour your completion of it, the piece of paper itself would not be worth anything on its own.

You've gained some things, you've certainly grown, but maybe what's in your best interest right now is a change of atmosphere and environment, to try looking at your art and the work you put into it from a different angle.

7:39 AM, Monday February 26th 2024

I've put some thought into it and concur, I don't plan on stopping Drawabox but I should probably put it on hold at least for a month or two and then see how I am feeling. Or maybe I just draw a box a day for now and come back in two months when thats done. Whatever I do, I think its in everyones best interest for me to take a breather from here.

I don't quite know what to do now, I suppose I can finally go into Bernt Evistons Gesture drawing series, but I also want to draw for myself like you said. Its hard for me to do that tho. Maybe I find a loose course that mainly makes me draw for myself with specific tasks i that. Or maybe I do what (I think) Dio suggested once and chose a subject that I draw everyday and try to make it unique everytime.

Whatever happens, be sure that'll return with a better mental state towards art and that for now I am just greatful for the great resource this course is, while not always pleasant, I doubt I would of grown or continued drawing as much if not for it and I am very thankful for that and the kindness shown here.

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