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9:17 AM, Wednesday June 3rd 2020
edited at 9:54 AM, Jun 3rd 2020

Awesome thank you! Really appreciate the thorough feedback.

To answer your question, yeah I always rotate my paper no matter the line I'm doing. However I am extremely skilled in the art of over thinking and when it came to getting a perfect horizontal/Vertical line I was overthinking feeling like my dotting was off slightly here and there.

I found myself probably over complicating especially the square dotting knowing that one line being off would ruin the perspective. I tried rotating the paper for the dotting and also doing the dots before rotating but I get the feeling it might be one of those mental hurdles I just need to work through unless you have any advice on that particular thing.

Thanks for your advice specifically on the ghosting also, I have felt myself improving on the straight lines ghosting though some days are better than others for accuracy, though I find with ellipses I'm still a little uncertain with my ghosting and I still have less control with the ghosting and I'm possibly going too fast with them.

I was going to ask one more thing, when I do my lines and rotate my paper, if I sit perfect straight, I can't see where my line is going to the dot, I know uncomfortable mentioned this in his lesson but I must admit I do rotate my neck/head in order to get a better view, is that a bad habit and should I be trying to force myself to trust my ghosting to the point I can start without seeing the dot or is it normal practice to move your body in a way to see?

Anyway thank you again for your feedback. The positive feedback makes me feel excited to take on the 250 boxes!

Jon

edited at 9:54 AM, Jun 3rd 2020
11:07 AM, Wednesday June 3rd 2020
edited at 11:08 AM, Jun 3rd 2020

I can certainly answer 'yes' to trusting your ghosting as you continue to hone your ghosting technique, but I'm not sure about ways to hold your pose! You want to make sure your shoulder is free to use as a pivot, and for the rest, just make sure you're comfortable. One of the big things that gets people in this community is carpal tunnel or something else related because of bad posture, so just take care of yourself while performing the techniques as best you can.

... Okay, I then went back and reread your question, but I'm keeping the previous part because it's important! No, I don't think it's a bad habit. If you get a view that's fine, I think that's natural, so long as you're not holding an uncomfortable pose for extended periods.

Cheers!

edited at 11:08 AM, Jun 3rd 2020
3:45 PM, Friday June 5th 2020

Awesome thank you for all your help, really appreciated!

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