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@mariabygrove
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Watching the critique video spurred me to try another one :)
Thomas
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Where can the critique video be found ?
Thomas
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How do you manage to find the right width/depth/height in your cube ?
I'm always struggeling after having drawn the first cube and when I'm trying to put the head in the cube.
Do you measure or is it try and error (eraser) or something else ?
This is such a struggle for me too...I can't accurately draw what I'm seeing -especially the angles! The perspective lines almost always turn out more or less off. Frankly it can be frustrating...but one tip for measuring proportions & angles is using the sighting method where you hold out your pencil against what you're measuring
as Patrick explained down below. I believe Stan made a video on this earlier in this course. There's also lots of YouTube videos explaining this. Then again, it's challenging even with this method and it makes you wonder, "do I really have to be messing with my pencil midair every time I draw?" lol. I'm just hoping you eventually do develop the skill to eyeball these things pretty accurately (with tons of practice...) Anyways, know that you're not alone and good luck! Let's keep at it :)
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It's estimation, comparison, and correction. For every line you make compare it to whatever you're drawing. Does it feel like it captures the angle or length of the reference the way you intended? Hold your pencil up to the reference to judge the angles or measure distances, and then compare it to the lines you drew, erase and correct if they're off. You'll start to develop an eye for it, so the first lines you make are educated guesses, which will become more and more accurate over time. It also helps to look at boxy objects in real life and try to draw them from various angles. Grab a 6 sided die from a board game, or a Rubik's cube and sketch it in perspective trying to make it look like a perfect cube. Real life observation will help you accurately dial in the right width/depth/height of a cube.
@sanghxa
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That is such a wonderful but hard exercise. I dived in the 1st two for now but already got carried away while doing level 2...completely forgot the assignment guidelines... I will definitely do more and try doing the level 2 the right way. This exercise tackles my biggest weakness (basic 3d shapes orientation), so thanks a lot for these, it’ll be definitely helpful (it already has started to be).
I hope that with practice i’ll finally get those box in the right angles
Thomas
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At least the first 4 pieces of Level 2, showing much room for improvement :-)
