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9:51 PM, Sunday June 28th 2020

Yup, putting down the start/end points are a part of the ghosting method. It's not just a matter of ghosting through the line and then drawing, it's about breaking the mark making process into three distinct stages. First you plan out your mark (determine precisely where it needs to fall, find a comfortable angle of approach, etc. then you prepare by ghosting through the motion, then you execute with a confident, hesitation-free stroke. You don't have to add big noticeable points, but when dealing with a straight line, putting down small marks where the line is to start and end helps a lot when it comes to planning out exactly where that line's going to go.

In terms of understanding how the ghosting method works and what it's all about, you may also want to read this response I gave to another student.

9:26 AM, Monday June 29th 2020
edited at 9:39 AM, Jun 29th 2020

I've tried to incorporate what you've said, im sorry I keep sending these updates I really just don't want to get to the end of it and then have to do 750 cylinders, i still feel i'm struggling a lot with aligning ellipses with larger degrees on the minor axes, and i've been ghosting the side lines, it also took 1 hour 9 minutes and I did a 15 minute warm up before starting: https://imgur.com/a/bfEhylB, thanks!

edited at 9:39 AM, Jun 29th 2020
5:00 PM, Monday June 29th 2020

These are definitely looking much better. I get that you're afraid about me assigning you another 250, but that is probably not going to happen. It's not a random, arbitrary choice that I made, and it is not something I generally do all that often. As long as you're actively putting the effort and time into each and every cylinder, then you'll be fine.

8:46 AM, Tuesday July 7th 2020

I've finished the 150 non-boxed cylinders https://imgur.com/a/JvbJTna, i feel i really struggled with getting the tightness down in larger ellipses and alligning them to the minor axis. Sorry I scribbled some of the cylinders out, i just got really frustrated about them and how I didn't really take my time on them. Near the end I was still puting around 1 hour into 15 cylinders but I still felt they weren't getting good enough, I feel near 130-150 I rushed them as it was near the end of the 150. Are these ok?

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