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added comment inSimplifying Jack Frost's Palace
The idea to think of cylinders and being inside a large cylinder, was super useful. Imagining the cylinder top and bottom distorted by perspective and the horizon line in front of me really helped. I gave it a shot a couple times with varying materials in my sketchbook.
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This type of stuff is so new to me. I only vaguely u.derstand some of these. I tried the same one out a couple times just to see.
@blazedai
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The advice of thinking like you have tools even when working freehand changed the way I look at a piece of paper. Due to a hectic schedule I very very often work in a 5x8 sketchbook with no tools at hand. Thinking like I have a square or a triangle for those fancy perspective tricks is very insightful to me. The cutting a rectangle halfway with a line from the corner to find the next highest corner is entirely new to me. I am excited to learn more from someone who so obviously knows their business both drawing and teaching.
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You say advanced warning like it's a bad thing. I would feel happy with my investment if all the videos were just you talking for 5 or 10 minutes about a single piece you admire. The insight and knowledge you provide is incredible. I am very much a novice artist and am still learning skills. And even I can appreciate your advice and wisdom when looking at pictures like this and jack frosts palace from Nemo in dreamland. How you point out subtle ways perspective plays a part really helps me. I am by far the least skilled person in this class amd probably the least deserving of your time investment. But I just felt like you should know, even for someone like me, you make it relatable.
I was inspired enough to give it a shot in my sketchbook. It is not uncommon for notes from class and thumbnail sketch drawings like this to overlap.