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Michael Giff
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8d
added comment inAssignment - Isometric Optical Illusions
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Any words of advice on how to conquer this jerk? It's been weeks and I still can't get it to go. How would you break it down into simple steps so you don't get lost in a mess of lines? I've tried measuring, I've tried just drawing the silhouette and just end up with a great big mess of lines.
Max Long
7d
I watched your linked video. It was torture! 🤣 Based on your video, you need to slow down a bit. Do a thumbnail freehand without a ruler or a grid. Look at the image several times to determine where your next line will be, where it is coming from and where it is going. Think it out before you commit. Draw it big enough so that you have room to make adjustments and everything fits. Initially draw through and draw light enough so you can erase the unnecessary lines. I drew a thumbnail totally freehand with a mechanical pencil on bond printer paper. I posted my second attempt at it, as my first attempt was about a square inch in size, and it simply wasn’t enough room. The thumbnail that I have posted is about 3 square inches in size. I think if you think it out first before each mark, you will find success. Hope this helps! Cheers!
Max Long
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10d
For about fifty years now, I’ve often thought about getting an airbrush, but never took the plunge. Is 61 years of age too old to take the plunge? I think I already know that answer. 🤣 After spending 40+ years operating printing presses, I experienced firsthand the industry transform from analog to digital. From a commercial standpoint, digital is the only way to go. And from the love of one off art perspective, analog all the way. I got The Master of Illusions book by Sandro Del-Prete after being exposed to him from your perspective course video about him. I am thoroughly enjoying that book by the way. But, I have a feeling that in the next few weeks or so, that I will have an airbrush in my hands! I hope sweat doesn’t interfere with my water based paint! Gee thanks, Marshall! 🤣 🤷♂️
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5d
Do it! Post pics here and show us what you've made with it!
Johannes Schiehsl
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2mo
Asked for help
I love isometric perspective. Probably because of all those video games that I played back in the day that used isometric graphics.
I also love marble runs, so I constructed one. If the WEBP format works it should play as an animation.
Max Long
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2mo
Asked for help
Thank you for turning me on to Sandro Del Prete. His style is similar to Escher. I found this Prete image online, and roughed out a sketch. After doing the rough sketch, I realized earlier in the lesson, before you mentioned Prete, you basically showed a simplified version of this piece with an isometrical cube and then an extension of that with the six triangle shapes. How clever of you to present it that way! Forgive my artwork, as it is just a roughed out, feeling no pain thumbnail, totally freehand study. Cheers!
I did a cleaned up version of this Prete image using a t-square and a triangle as a follow up to this assignment.
@ivandot
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2mo
hi, is there any way to see the pictures like marshalls see its in the critique? like a gallery in scroll down?
The pictures are on the assignments for the first video of the course. That video is titled “Perspective for drawing anything”. There are over 300 posts that people sent pictures to be critiqued.
