Marshall Vandruff
Laguna Hills, California
I Write, I Draw, I Teach
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Marshall Vandruff
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Jeremy de la Garza
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26d
added comment inSimple Tools For Perfect Perspective Drawing
Awesome course so far, thanks Marshall!
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Thank you Jeremy!
@amaka45
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21d
Marshall, unlock some of the premium lessons in your Perspective class. So we can all have equal access to pandora's box!
PLEASE....
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1d
I leave it up to the Proko team for what gets published, but the Premium buyers have gotta get something for their money other than the love of the teacher for supporting the project!
Clayton Trotz
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12d
Should I be teaching myself to draw lines with my whole arm or with my elbow pressed like I usually do?
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1d
Since you have introduced the distinction, try it both ways and let us know what you discover.
If I understand your description of "elbow pressed", it means you are limited to shorter lines, correct? For long lines on a large surfaces, you almost have to use your "whole arm"...
Great news! I’ve cut out all the drunks. Worse news! I haven’t replaced them with any new friends at all😅
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2d
Well, you got the first part right!
It’s fascinating to see the different processes and how various tools are used. I would have loved to see the entire workflow, from the thumbnail stage to the final Maya model.
Here are my notes from the lesson. One thing I want to research further is how to transform a 2D silhouette into something 3D. What should we consider when creating an interesting silhouette? For example, design principles like big, medium, and small shapes.
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We will definitely work on transforming 2D to 3D, starting in lesson 4 by choosing simple objects to understand from various angles.
Regarding an "interesting silhouette", it's about what you deem interesting. There are several principles to consider, but start with collecting shapes that interest you.
In a composition course, I have students spend a few weeks collecting not only art, but images of natural and industrial forms that they find interesting, studying them, and abstracting their elements until they "ingest" their shape languages, then work them into their designs.
If you want more from me on this, the final section of my Bridgman Lecture #6 includes a bit about Metaphors from nature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzJJ5b7kMvM
And of course, you can study with Phil and get his thoughts on this. We'll get him back to tell us more...
Awesome this definitely something I would love to get into.
any tips on creating a animated pilot?
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2d
Dennis - that is a whole world beyond learning perspective! Stories, characters, getting an audience, assembling a team, selling the pitch...
If that's your goal, here's a tip: get your characters and story ideas worked out first. Those are the concerns of other courses. Here we have a lot of drawing ahead, which will surely help if you are the one drawing your characters, settings, and scenes.
Donna Milligan
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6d
Thank you! I’ve been floundering with these triangles trying to figure out what you were doing for 2 weeks. I’m also the slightest bit concerned that the course isn’t finished yet and you’re stalling for time. Hopefully not, I’m in for the whole ride no matter what. 👍
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2d
Donna - the course isn't finished yet! We're producing part 2 now.
If you feel like it's going too slowly, you may want to augment it by studying shading, which fits well with this one, or an unrelated subject to balance it. This is a long ride, usually with a week or two between assignments, as you apparently needed here.
But it is by design that we are parsing these out...
Amu Noor
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6d
Question: Are these angles used in linear perspective as well as in isometric perspective?
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2d
We barely use this in Linear Perspective, but it makes sense to notice it early in training, as a foundation for how line angles can be quantified. And it's useful for sharpening your perception.
It's a bit like ear training for a musician, or knowing the notes on the grand staff before improvising on an instrument.
Brian Slavin
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6d
Hi Marshall,
I have watched this one a few times. I’m not good at math so I need to get it through my thick skull. FYI, when you are doing the pizza analogy the 15 degree angles are off beyond the 105 degree.
cheers,
brian
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2d
Indeed. Noted. We could claim it was deliberate to see if you were paying attention, but it would be a lie. It was a mistake. Thanks for pointing it out..
