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How does the chooser differ from the studio on a first sketch you finish in 3 minutes?

The chooser chooses the form of a first sketch. The studio draws the form you already chose. Spend the first of your 3 minutes in the chooser so you do not decorate a chart the rule already rejected. Open the studio only after the avoid note is clear.

At a glance

Chooser firstThe chooser is a rule about the first sketch, not a drawing. Read the use…
Studio secondThe studio assumes the first sketch already has a form. It is where you set…
What not to mixDo not treat the chooser as a gallery of finished pictures, and do not treat…
A short loopRead the chooser, name the form, then open the studio and stop when the first…

Use the chooser to accept or reject the first sketch. Use the studio to place titles, series, and labels on the form that survived. A 3-minute job that starts in the studio usually spends the time on a chart the chooser would have blocked.

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Use the chooser to accept or reject the first sketch. Use the studio to place titles, series, and labels on the form that survived. A 3-minute job that starts in the studio usually spends the time on a chart the chooser would have blocked.

Chooser first

The chooser is a rule about the first sketch, not a drawing. Read the use line and the avoid line. If you are past 3 minutes and still unsure, you have not chosen yet.

Studio second

The studio assumes the first sketch already has a form. It is where you set the title, the series, and the source line. Going there before the rule wastes the 3 minutes on decoration.

What not to mix

Do not treat the chooser as a gallery of finished pictures, and do not treat the studio as the place that tells you a first sketch is wrong. Each page has one job. 3 minutes is enough for both if you keep that order.

A short loop

Read the chooser, name the form, then open the studio and stop when the first sketch matches that form. If it does not, go back. Do not add a second chart inside the same 3 minutes.

This page separates the chooser from the studio for a first sketch of about 3 minutes. It does not change studio sanitizing and it does not draw the chart for you.

Questions

Can the studio replace the chooser for a first sketch?
No. The studio does not tell you to avoid a form. The chooser does. A 3-minute skip of that page is how weak charts get drawn.
What if the first sketch is already on the canvas?
Step back to the chooser and check the avoid note before you polish. 3 extra minutes of color will not fix a wrong form.
Does the studio sanitize a first sketch I chose badly?
Sanitizing keeps the shape safe to draw. It does not decide that a first sketch should have been a different chart. That decision stays in the chooser, even after 3 minutes of editing.

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