I have a question about this piece. In the video Marshall points out a vanishing point as the boxes forming the lozenge shape move away from us. I understood from this that our eyeline runs horizontally through that point. Why is it that the top plane of the chimney isn’t visible when it’s below the eyeline? I think I’m not understanding something Thanks!

What immediately blew my mind was the same dustbin when photographed with different lenses. The one in the wide angle lens photo has such a strong taper that it looks like a different structural design altogether! On a more serious note, I'm enjoying how lessons like this one and the Hiroshi Yoshida one are helping ease us into the otherwise intimidating task of tackling perspective. The intimidation, in huge part, comes from 'where the hell does one start?' and that one phrase 'the big simple lesson is to look for big simple things' really helps in giving me, at least, a starting point mentally. I'm really looking forward to the next few lessons!

Here's my go at using De Vries' work as a stage. I recently watched some videos of the metal band Slayer's comeback gig and that was on my mind. I couldn't put myself through the pain of making an entire crown so I kept a bouncer dragging a drunken guy out of the 'stage' area instead,

Hi all, My name is Ishaan and I'm really excited to start this course with the man who is as artistic with his words and wit as he is a draftsman, Marshall Vandruff. I am an aspiring paleoartist and a few of my influences come from within that field, but aren't limited to it. Image 1 is by Julius Csotonyi and I consider it to be one of the most jaw-droppingly ambitious successes in art I've ever come across. Image 2 is by Rudolf Hima and I love how he is able to masterfully use perspective to represent the gigantic scale of the creatures being depicted here. Images 3 and 4 are by the late surrealist Mariusz Lewandowksi. I really love how he plays with atmospheric, as well as spatial perspective to show the vastness of his macabre worlds. Images 5,6 and 7 are by the legendary concept artist Ralph McQuarrie. I'm sure they require zero introduction. Images 8 and 9 are by another legend of pop culture, comic book artist Alex Ross. I love the realism in his art and his mastery over perspective really sells that. The final 2 are by probably the most unbelievable champion of perspective drawing, the late great Kim Jung Gi. He was the stuff of legend for his ability to whip up entire murals with perspective being warped in nearly fantastical, yet believable ways.

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