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2:56 AM, Tuesday November 10th 2020

Hello Saanza,

Not to criticize your hard work, but in general one should space out the 25 texture challenge going on from lesson 2. Kind of like Lesson 2 - 4 textures, Lesson 3 - 4 textures, Lesson 4 - 4 textures. Lesson 5 - 4 textures Lesson 6 - 4 textures. Lesson 7 - 4 textures. Etc. You could have broken them up more. It also appears that you have submitted much work that has never been reviewed, yet you moved on. In general, when doing drawabox you should not move onto the next lesson until your previous work has been critiqued and approved by others. I am saying this because it seems you are going through drawabox and much of your drawings have never been commented on. For a greater chance of your work getting reviewed, you may want to critique others work to gain reputation. This may result in others giving you a critique (because your posted work will stay at the top of the que).

I hope this is informative. I do not mean to sound annoying,

Lars Barnabee

11:45 PM, Tuesday November 10th 2020

Hey Lars,

I don't know what to do with the advice with regards to the texture challenge. It's kind of hard to put it into practice after the fact. If I had known earlier then I would have done just that. If there was a warning in lesson 2 about this then I would have done that. From what I can tell there was no warning except for in the texture challenge page itself.

With regards to waiting for critique, I (mostly) agree. However I have waited several months, almost a year and no follow up on lesson 3 and no critiques on the other lessons (other than a couple). I can't be glued to waiting for a factor I can't control and use that as an excuse not to do anything. With regards to giving others critique, I am honestly not interested (even if it might help me get critiqued).

Maybe I should look to discord for critique instead, but I thought if no one has anything to say then I am doing the lesson(s) as intended. Not saying my work is perfect but that I am (probably) aligned with the goal of the lesson(s).

12:56 AM, Wednesday November 11th 2020

I did not mean to make it seem you should pause all drawing until you get a critique. When waiting for critique, one should practice the concepts they learned previously. In general, being a patreon to drawabox for critique, or giving many critiques to others is your best bet. Giving critiques to others can help solidify your knowledge of lesson material. It is up to you. Giving critiques is for your benefit. It is not something to be forced on drawabox participants. At this point, you may be best going to discord and asking. Honestly though, giving critiques is taxing and time consuming. Even non-drawabox critiques require two approvals from others when you are giving a free community critique. But it is free as in free beer. You have many valid points that should have been included in drawabox lesson material.

Best of luck on discord,

Lars

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