250 Box Challenge

6:13 AM, Wednesday October 25th 2023

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Took me longer than expected, but I eventually got motivated enough to finish! Didn't improve as much as I thought I would, and I do need to work more on my lines. Just glad I finished the Challenge, and I'm ready to move onto the next lesson if I can!

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10:33 AM, Thursday October 26th 2023

Hey, you made it through the slog!

Overall, it is good you used the ghosted method to draw lines but there are some points, like you draw your boxes very small which confused you and you didn't use different ink for different directions line But that's fine with me, I'd recommend that you make 50 more boxes that are big and also dark the line to show the front face, and I don't put it on the

Request Revisions so that you can do that freely also try to do this before lesson 2 Construction, as can help you with that exercise.

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5:22 AM, Friday October 27th 2023

Thanks for Critiquing my 250 boxes! I'll start doing the 50 more boxes with your suggestions

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These are what I use when doing these exercises. They usually run somewhere in the middle of the price/quality range, and are often sold in sets of different line weights - remember that for the Drawabox lessons, we only really use the 0.5s, so try and find sets that sell only one size.

Alternatively, if at all possible, going to an art supply store and buying the pens in person is often better because they'll generally sell them individually and allow you to test them out before you buy (to weed out any duds).

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