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7:01 PM, Monday July 20th 2020

our overall Line quality is optimum and confident, looks like you understood the concept behind using shoulder to draw. Good at it keep it up.

I... actually did not used the shoulder too much, only when the lines were really long. This thing really confused me.

The sheet of paper is just too small to make straight comfortable lines with the shoulder. I don't know if it's because of my tools or my posture but I had to use my elbow most of the time. Is that wrong? I managed to complete all of the exercises with it, but reading the instruction I can't help but to feel I've failed

11:13 PM, Wednesday July 22nd 2020

Hello Again,

Best way to use the shoulder motion is to probably fix your elbow at a comfortable position and consciously put every mark on the paper using your shoulder. Always practice using the Ghosting method as it'll help you to use the shoulder motion even on the tiny sheet of paper. As you have been using your elbow most of the time, it's quite difficult for you to understand this. But if you concentrate on fixing your elbow and using the shoulder along with Ghosting technique, you'll master it.

As seen in your submission, even after using elbow your lines are consistent because it's habitual to you now. As far as every mark you put on the paper is consistent, it's not wrong to use elbow. But here in the Drawabox, using the shoulder to draw is the main and basic purpose. You'll have to use the shoulder motion for Drawabox exercises as it will only benefit you and your overall skills even outside the Drawabox exercises.

And for now, don't feel so low that you couldn't understand and don't stuck on thus thng only. You have to move on to the next homework as you can practice a lot using your shoulder motion in it which is 250 Box Challenge.

All the very best.

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3:53 PM, Sunday July 26th 2020

I still don't understand how is it really possible to use the shoulder.

The only line I can draw with it are horizontal lines. But If I draw a line from left to right, the hand is on the way and I can't see where the line is going. And if I draw from right to left the hand slides across the paper and the page gets dirty with ink, and I can't see the line I've just draw.

Vertical and oblique lines require a motion that the shoulder can't do. So I still don't get how and when I'm supposed to use it.

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