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7:13 PM, Sunday June 7th 2020

Hey,

With over 500 viewes i assume you already got constructive criticism so I won't go to much into it.

Lines are almost always straight, sometimes they are arching slightly.

Your ellipses are very solid and consistent. In the ellipses in planes exercise you seemed to try to "fit" them to much. Always prioritize confidence over accuracy. Else you will slow down to much and your line quality will suffer.

Not sure whether you always rotated the page, so i'm just reminding you in case.

Well done.

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You already submitted 250 boxes so go do what you need to.

good luck and have fun !

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3:25 AM, Monday June 8th 2020

Hi BlankCanvas, thanks a lot for the feedback!

Yeah, what you said about the ellipses in planes is very true. Thanks for pointing that out... I seem to desperately try to touch at intersections, rather than thinking about the overall flow. Will work on that moving forward.

I rotate the page occasionally but not always... thanks for reminding me :)

Cheers! Happy drawing!

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