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5:32 PM, Tuesday March 7th 2023

Your critique was great and clear.

I see what you mean by my wobbly lines

With the overlaps. I was using my wrist from fear of fking up, so I will switch to my shoulder for future exercises.

"I've only just realised you're not meant to use your wrist for line weight:("

I wasnt sure whether I should be making thin branches using the same method as thicker ones. after reviewing other people's work and the critique they received, I have realised I was meant to be applying this method no matter the size.

I have been constructing my elipses around a minor axis and outside of drawabox I usually don't end up to far off. But I always get nervous when putting down elipses as large as the ones I used for pots and botch it. I'm hoping this will just lessen with time but any advice would be welcome.

Also I will start taking more care with my line work.

I was hoping you might have some advice. I think as you picked up on, I tend to lost patience and rush things. I do have ADHD and tend to fight with it during drawabox. I'm mainly wondering if you have any tips for staying patient and not rushing.

I am not assuming you are an expert on adhd, but as your alot farther ahead then me, I thought you might have picked up things.

Thank you again for your critique, it's a massive help.

1:11 AM, Wednesday March 8th 2023
edited at 1:13 AM, Mar 8th 2023

No worries!

As for the stuff about patience and ADHD all I can recommend is to take it slow. Stuff in lesson 6 and 7 can take up to 10 hours so all you can really do is take your time and just focus on the task at hand. This may be harder for you but it's still possible. 1 last bit of advice I can give is to practice mindfulness meditation as I've seen that help for people with ADHD

edited at 1:13 AM, Mar 8th 2023
11:06 AM, Wednesday March 8th 2023

I've never heard of that I will see if it helps.

I definitely have zoned in moments where I do great, just a shame i can't get into the zone on command

Thanks again for the critique

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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.

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