Drawabox Lesson 1, Exercise 2: Ghosted Lines

That's really fun. I imagine the little dot being an enemy from a FPS game, then i try to head shot him. My accuracy isn't that good, but when it connects, it's nice

The suggestions at 6:30 completely changed how I was using the ghosting method. I was actually losing focus but, the way you had directed, I simply just let go and let my muscle memory do the trick. Wow! never knew learning drawing could be so fun! PS. I am 36 years old and I hated drawing all my life but, I always loved creating/building things. But, always lacked the skills to create something from scratch. Thanks for posting such wonderful tutorials. Wish I had a mentor like you when I was younger :)

Finally, an actual pen and paper rather than struggling with just explanation!

Ive been subscribed since last season, and was happy to hear some bigger guys shout him out. I'm honesty shocked views arnt higher. This new iteration has been perfect for me just now getting back into drawing

YES YES YES THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!! This is the first lesson/discussion that mentions drawing an arc when you mean to draw a straight line!. I've had this problem for so long, so thank you for bringing it up =D

I think another great analogy for the whole process of ghosted lines is liking it to doing a backflip. There is the planning phase where you learn about the steps needed to perform the backflip; then there is the preparation phase where you learn to jump at the right height and to tuck your legs into your chest for the flip; then there is the execution phase when you put it all together without any hesitation. It has to be one smooth motion, there can't be any pause and things can't be done slowly, or it just doesn't work. You gotta commit to the flip and see it through!

One thing I noticed that really helps me is, after I make the dots and ghost, I look only at the final point and let my arm connect one point to the other. Sometimes if I'm way off my brain autocorrects, creating a slight bit of wobble near the end, but generally this makes my points way more accurate and confident. Otherwise, if I just watch my line being created, they always end up a bit off where I'm trying to go. Hope this helps someone also having this issue!

Would be great to have a version of these from your POV (ie flipped horizontally) so we can see the execution from the same perspective we will have when we're attempting the work. Otherwise a great video, thanks!

Whenever uncomfortable says "you made your mark and you have to accept it and move on" can be applicable to anything in life. Getting hung up on something can just end up holding you back.

When I started to think about curving line in other direction it actually worked. Now my lines don't curve that much, only when I'm forgetting about it. Funny how our mind works. Thank you for amazing video and now I'm going back to practice!

Loving the remix! It's much clearer, being able to see you demonstrate with pen and paper like this.

I think this may have been one of the most helpful videos for me. I never underestood why my lines looked so shaky but now I know. I feel like this is combination with breaking things down into a basic form will really be helpful

This is so deceptively simple! It seems like such an easy concept, but it's all about muscle memory and accuracy, and wow - my first attempts was a dog's breakfast. I think confident line making has always been a struggle for me as someone with terrible coordination! So challenging but really great approach to something I was never even taught in art school!

"Whether you did or didn't, is no longer relevant" Mindblowing philosophical moment.

If you haven't yet, I think it would be helpful to add that wobbly lines can also happen if you aren't drawing quickly enough. On the website, you say that the lines are wobbly because you're hesitating. I got very frustrated for a bit, because I was trying very hard to let go, and not care about accuracy, and only drawing confidently, but my lines were still wobbly. I realised it was because I was drawing too slowly. If I close my eyes and draw a line, slowly without any hesitation, or fear of it being incorrect, it still has quite a few wobbles on it. If I speed it up a bit, the wobbles go away. Also, drawing slower makes it easier to sub-consciously hesitate or try to correct the line, even if you're telling yourself that the line should be consistent.

Oh thank god - I have been really, really struggling with this (going way too fast and just trying to slam my pen down at the right time). Being able to see your hands actually execute it is so helpful.

Can't wait until you get to the later lessons, thanks for the information!

was just thinking yesterday, the more slow and extreme carefully we do things in life more wobbly and not so great they turn out to be. So going forward with confidence n relatively more speed brings out better result. (my reflection after cooking, looks like applies to evrything including drawing)

Man, the planning to arch slightly to the other side tip really helped me a lot! My strokes were starting to arch to the right, then i started ghosting them to arc slightly to the left, and boom, almost straight lines, from there on i barely made any arched lines!

i love this so much. Thank you for making this and teaching us. I appreciate it.