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4:32 PM, Friday February 28th 2020

Hey Meta, thanks a lot that was very helpful.

I was unsure if I really need to plan and ghost each and every line in the boxes section or rather I was afraid to not get it right and the box will relapse. Anyway regarding the 250 box challenge, actually i've already done 150 box before the organic perspective, but unfortunately the pages are unseeable and it's very messy , and when I was doing the organic perspective it goes horrifically bad because i've rushed it, although I knew most of the mistakes, but I burned out from the 150 boxes, sorry >.<

So can I just submit 100 box before lesson 2?

Thanks again I really appreciate your support, I'm looking forward to your response.

9:30 PM, Friday February 28th 2020

Submit the 150 you'd already done along with the 100 additional ones. As to your other question, for your warmups, at the beginning of each sitting you'll pick three exercises from the many you've encountered thus far to do for 10-15 minutes. This means that over time you'll be going through all of them, not just the same three each time. As you continue through the lessons, this collection of exercises will expand to include those encountered through the box challenge, lesson 2, etc.

4:03 AM, Saturday February 29th 2020

Noted. Thanks,

8:18 AM, Monday March 2nd 2020

Hi,,

I've finished the 100 additional ones, so I have the 250 boxes with me now, but apparently I can't request an official critique until 10 more days, although I thought this time limit is only between the lessons not the challenges. Anyway what should I do know :) is there a recommended new step or something?

Thanks,,

1:30 AM, Tuesday March 3rd 2020

The 2 week restriction applies to all homework submissions - lessons and challenges. It is to keep students from completing work ahead of time and submitting it all at once, rapid-fire.

Assuming that you've completed the boxes to the best of your ability (doing a hundred in just a few days is quite quick - remember that if they're sloppy or if you've skipped any instructions then you may be asked to do more), what you do in that time is up to you. That said, don't forget the rule from lesson 0 which states that you should be spending at least half of your time drawing just for the sake of drawing, outside of any lessons or courses.

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