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7:04 PM, Thursday November 30th 2023

The lines will converge faster as the vanishing point approaches the center of your pov- as it gets closer to your looking straight down that side.

There are tips and you just have to get better by doing it a bunch. Art is a skill, just like a sport. You can get good coaching to be shown how to properly throw a basketball but it doesn't matter how good the instruction is, you won't be able to consistently sink three pointers without a great deal of time spent shooting at the 3 point line.

11:36 PM, Saturday December 2nd 2023

First, thank you for that tip! I'll try to keep it in mind as I continue. Second, I really like the analogy that you used here. I'm not going to lie, sometimes I find myself getting frustrated when I struggle to correctly make the marks that I want to make. Seeing your explanation is encouraging; just because I'm making silly mistakes now doesn't mean I always will. Just gotta keep on drawing.

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