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10:51 PM, Tuesday January 24th 2023

Hey Darruh! Firstly, well done on finishing lesson 1!

I'll be giving you feedback in the following way: overall lesson, points where you could improve or keep practicing and points where you've done well. This way we'll go over the whole picture and see where you'd most might need to put attention to, and where less. I might go over things that you have already internalized, but I hope it's good to hear confirmation on how you could approach some of the markmaking and mindset.

It looks like you have taken your time to understand the material and have been diligent in following the lesson. It looks like you might've studied fundamentals before or have been drawing for a while already. (Okay, enough of the niceties!)

  1. For superimposed lines there's quite a bit of divergence, especially for the longer lines. You'd (probably? maybe?) rarely need to draw an A4 length line, but definitely try to practice the mid-length lines some more. I can also see a lot of divergence for the curved lines. Are you having problems because you're not seeing your target? It seems to be quite a common problem for students. Same for the curvier lines. Trust your muscle memory, and the more you practice the better they'll come out.

  2. For ghosted lines, along with trusting your muscle memory, you should also remember to turn the page as needed, and find the best angle to actually pull or push the lines. I am right-handed and I usually draw from bottom left to top right.

  3. For both superimposed and ghosted lines you have slight curving. It is especially noticeable in the long and mid-length lines. For this you could try to practice with consciously adjusting the trajectory of the line in the opposite direction. It is a very delicate adjustment and needs a bit of training, but don't get discouraged, and keep going!

  4. Your line and ellipse drawing speed: it would benefit if you would try to experiment more with the speed at which you draw your lines. It's good to go fast, but fast also has different levels. Try to ghost lines a bit faster and a bit slower to find the sweet spot. In addition for ellipses, I can also see that some ellipses with a smaller minor axis (the skinny ellipses) have a very steep curve at the ends, some of the ellipses are egg-shaped, and some of the ellipses don't hit the edges of the tables or planes. The ellipse problems should also be fixable with experimenting with your drawing speed.

  5. For ghosted lines, I can see that many are not hitting the target dot. See all of the above tips! There's not much more to do here than keep practicing.

  6. For ellipses, I think you're quite consistently hitting a good shape. Well done!

  7. Well done on the plotted perspective, rough perspective and organic perspective. I would especially like to commend the rotated boxes.

Remember to keep doing warmups and especially varying the warmups you do, keeping in mind the above points. I am always open to discuss, further elaborate or hear your thoughts on any of the points, if you wish!

Next Steps:

Have fun with the 250 box challenge!

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6:27 PM, Wednesday January 25th 2023

Hi KittensMittens. First of all thank you for your feedback! I really appreciate your kind words and the helpful tips you gave. You managed to explain some problems I was seeing, but where I couldn't quite grasp what the problem or solution to the problem was (esp. 1. not seeing the target or 4. drawing speed). I will definitely keep all your tips in mind while doing the 250 box challenge and work on the things you pointed out in my warmups.

I hope you have a great upcoming weekend!

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