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1:37 AM, Friday April 3rd 2020
You did good overall Ayami.
Things to point out:
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The superimposed lines exercise, make sure your first line is done with a ruler so that you can accurately mimic the flow.
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Focus more on the ghosting method for your lines as they look a bit wobbly, I recommend that you implement a warm-up session moving on including Lesson 1 basic exercises as it will help you refine those skills
Other than that, you have grasped most of the core concepts of the first lesson.
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5:40 AM, Friday April 3rd 2020
Thank you for such quick reply!
About things you mentioned:
1. Somehow i missed that my first line should be made with a ruler. I noticed it only when i completed superimposed lines and soon.. forgot about it
2. If you noticed a lot of wobble lines in the last exercise, it's because i wanted to outline close boxes, but i did it slowly and without ghosting method, my mistake, sorry, i think it was worth noting in my post with screenshotsI will follow your recommendations
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