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12:54 AM, Thursday February 29th 2024

Here is the redo of funnels.

https://imgur.com/a/Q1lcTqB

9:37 AM, Thursday February 29th 2024

Great job! These one definitely improves. Although there are still a few of ellipses breaking out of the funnels slightly, I can at least tell there are clear attempt of trying to fit them in the funnels more. The ellipses are fitting snugly against each other in these one too.

Overall, I think you're ready to move onto the 250 boxes challenge. It is recommend to incorporate these exercises into your warm-ups. Personally, I would pick out a random one and do it for 10-15 minutes as a warm-up. You are free to do how many or how long you want since this is more of a personal growth. For now, I would say the Ghosted Planes and Ellipses in Ghosted Planes would benefit you most on making you getting used to drawing from the shoulder more and improve your lines and ellipses confidence in the process. Have a great time doing your 250 boxes challenge now and congrats on completing the first lesson yippee!

Next Steps:

Incorporate these exercises as your warm-ups and move onto the 250 Boxes Challenge.

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