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2:04 PM, Friday September 18th 2020

My pleasure,

Regarding the intersections, yes it definitely has to do with looking flat because you applied too much, but I'm glad te hear that you are trying to apply your new knowledge!

Now, Don't feel afraid to make line, remember what Comfy says all the time, we are not here to make pretty pictures, we are here to learn, so what place better to give your best and learn from your mistakes? And on the same note, your mistakes will be the ones that teach the most, so don't avoid them, embrace them.

One last thing, I've noticed you said that you went on to lesson 4, so I checked your sketchbook and it seems that you moved on without waiting for a critique on your lesson 3. Don't do this, I'm telling you for your best interests, what makes Draw a Box so good it's the fact that someone else gives you feedback so you don't drag your mistakes from previous lessons. Just think about what just happened, You are now using the advice I told you from lesson 2, on lesson 4. If you would've waited you would have gotten over that in lesson 3, and someone would tell you another thing that you could improve on in lesson 4. So yeah, be patient, don't try to rush learning!

Good luck!

6:58 AM, Tuesday September 29th 2020

Thank you again for your reply ^^, sorry that I only replied this late o.o.

Mh ok so then I guess I am going to wait for a critique, till I continue with lesson 4. I get what you say about being patient, the problem for me would rather be that I am waiting really long for critiques, so I fear that I unlearn everything I learned in the time till I can do the next lesson. I enjoy doing the construction drawings, so I would say that I just do some more plant constructions till I get a critique for lesson 3, but Uncomfortable also said we should not grind the exercises o.o. So I am a bit confused about what I should do with the meantime :/.

6:15 PM, Friday October 2nd 2020

I'm glad the review was useful!

Regarding waiting, you are not gonna forget everything, you will get a little rusty at least, but you don't forget things that easy. Though, in the meantime between lessons try to do whatever you want in art, for example I really like portraits, so as I'm waiting for my review learning how to draw them! Look for what you like and go for it.

3:26 PM, Sunday October 4th 2020

Ok then I am gonna do that, thank you :)!

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