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3:14 PM, Thursday May 18th 2023

It's been ten days since I posted my 250 box challenge assignment. I know that it isn't guaranteed to get a critique by the community and that it can take weeks/months. My question is, should I move onto lesson 2 or keep waiting for a critique? I have been drawing, just haven't moved forward with lesson 2.

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4:03 PM, Thursday May 18th 2023

Hi Melos,

If you want to guarantee critiques, you can check out the unofficial critique exchange program introduced here. https://drawabox.com/lesson/0/3/gettingfeedback

Join our Discord server and read the pinned message in the channel there to see how it works. :)

5:50 PM, Thursday May 18th 2023

I actually am a part of the server but somehow never noticed that channel?? Anyhow, I already found it, thanks for sending me there!

1:29 AM, Friday May 19th 2023

Same. I thought the entire discord server was the exchange program and I wasn't aware of the actual program until I'm further into the course

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