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6:08 AM, Tuesday March 10th 2020

In addition to what Yoyobuae has said, trying to find positive things to say about the person's work as well, we're not here to sugarcoat things but it's important to also point out what someone is doing well and should continue to do, because they may not even know they're doing that thing right. Also if you want to see critiques done well and the kinds of things we tend to pick about people's work, you can look over the critiques provided by myself, Svendogee, Sluggydragon, qzhans or even Uncomfortable himself.

10:56 PM, Tuesday March 10th 2020

I didn't know I could look at others critiques! Thanks for pointing it out. I'll look through a few, and see if I can get a better idea.

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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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