Yeah, it is hard. I got stuck on animals, it just wasn't clicking. I am now struggling with cylinders in a box. But I know I will get there. I try not to grind and will happily take some time away from drawabox but I will complete it. Someday.

Thinks I can think that can help are :-

1. Take the Patreon route if you haven't already ( I wasn't clear whether you were or not ). It gives you more clarity, and tough love, on your progress. Everything is picked up and it is done in a timely manner. Later lessons via community feedback often, to me, appear to have not absorbed fully previous lessons.

2. Do warm ups daily. When I first started I was doing straight line, planes, ghosting practice etc everyday. Normally 2-3 sides worth of A4. These basics need to be drilled in to your brain and muscle memory.

3. Take a while on each lesson if necessary. Sometimes it takes longer for your brain to get around something you have been taught. Trying to get something quickly just for the sake of moving on is a false economy.

4. There is a big difference between knowing how to do something and it being second nature. That is time and purposeful practice. It's a joy when what you have been working on for ages suddenly becomes effortless ( well, much less effort at least).

5. Foundations matter much more than getting through the lessons quickly. Not having those can render later lessons pointless.

I recently tried doing some anime again ( not my favourite style but good for practice ) and ability has gone up one or two levels in just being able to see and draw with so much less effort. My hand moves around the page freely making marks in ways it didn't before. Those are the good days.