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Partial 250 Box Challenge submission

8:37 PM, Tuesday July 7th 2020

Drawabox 250 boxes - Google Photos

Drawabox 250 boxes - Google Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MDCVr2258GzAJRZKA

I'm almost halfway through the 250 box challenge, but I'm concerned that I may not be getting the most from this exercise. So, I'd like some feedback on what I should be focusing on for the remaining boxes.

There are gradual improvements in perspective, confidence and accuracy of lines, and I'm beginning to explore line-weight more carefully, but overall I don't see a huge improvement over time. My recent boxes mostly look like my earlier ones.

I don't know if that's because my boxes were already pretty good, or because I'm not focusing on the right things. Are there obvious weaknesses that I'm missing?

Thanks,

Kent

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