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Li Ming Lin
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10d
added comment inAssignment - Orthos to Invented Form
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This was a tough one because I challenged myself to draw the oblique first, before drawing the orthos which I wasn't used to. The hardest part of the oblique was the rectangles that stuck out underneath because it was difficult to see how far they should protrude backwards.
Additionally, I got mixed up with some of the guidelines. I was about to submit Ver 1, until I noticed, by looking at the orthos, that the rectangle on the right was not long enough; hence, Ver 2.
This was an awesome exercise, took ages, but worth the brain cells.
Li Ming Lin
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14d
It was fun and satisfying to follow along. My main takeaway was that I keep forgetting the 'zzzzzzzz' lines that Marshall pointed out dramatically haha, so will endeavour to remember that.
Li Ming Lin
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17d
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I've always wanted to draw a pen (for some reason haha), thought this would be the perfect time and a good challenge too. Due to page size limitations, I had to draw the pen shorter in height than it should be. The most challenging part was the pen's clip because it was curvy and there were those 2 oval shapes that were bevelled into the pen. Happy with the results though.
I first tried to draw the tip of the pen, then quickly realised how hard the clip was from that view. However, after drawing the front and side views, they provided more information on how the clip should be drawn from the pen tip's viewpoint.
For next time, I'll need to work on making things straighter - I only flipped the page at the very end and lots of misalignments were revealed, even though I used a ruler. Any advice on how to make things more accurate? I don't have a T-square unfortunately...
Li Ming Lin
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27d
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My favourite thing about orthos is that we can use one/two other views to get measurements or reference points of another view - I find that useful and very convenient.
I felt the charger was a good recap; however, I want to challenge myself for harder shapes in my next ortho.
Hope that it's ok to resubmit my crane orthos, even though I've already posted it in the 'Objects and Environments' lesson (I used the Blob Approach to draw the three-quarter view). The crane orthos was probably more suited to this lesson. The boom was the most complicated part because of all the pendant pipes. Had lots of fun though!
I like your crane so much, its so well done. Did you use a reference or were you able to create one on your own? I'm asking cause Id love to try this one out, thanks for helping me out.
Li Ming Lin
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1mo
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Attempted to do Method 2 in freehand mode - and tbh it was hard to estimate the depth lines without a ruler haha. For example, the 'G' looks a bit weird, and I made my Chinese surname have more pointy strokes until I got lost of where the point should end on the depth line at the back. For one sketch, I even (shamefully) forgot to put a vanishing point…
I still had fun, and will continue to do more :)
@niesmiesznyzart
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1mo
I don't know if I should draw vanishing points or just eye-ball it, also how to draw equal wings? ?
Any feedback welcome
Hi there,
For the vanishing points, it seems that Demo 2 has some vanishing points. I personally don't fully understand vanishing points yet, however I don't think it is the focus of this lesson. It'll probably be its own lesson in the future.
For those wings that should be about the same size, I found those crisscross that Marshall drew on both wings quite useful. So the crisscross area of each wing should be about 'comparable' as mentioned from 16:00 - 16:30 minutes. It is also a good reminder that the crisscross areas will include any hidden areas (e.g. the part of the wing that is behind the plane's body).
In terms of feedback, I feel that the estimation for the size of the equal-sized wings was good, even without the crisscross! I think one thing to work on is the angle of the wings compared to the plane's body. For example, the middle plane's wings would be more parallel to the body's horizontal-ish lines. I think you were going for the vanishing points? However, using our imagination, I think it wouldn't be as big of an angle difference, similarly with the back tails; this is something I also need to work too, I had to redraw a lot of my wings again because they didn't look right with the plane's body. Finally, I liked how you started the blobs at the top and then the planes had more structured forms as we go down the page. Hope this helps :)
Li Ming Lin
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1mo
It was fun to follow along, here is a page of planes :)
I thought that the repetition was good. By the 7th demo, I drew a bit faster and had a better understanding of the plane's form.
Li Ming Lin
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2mo
Awesome lesson and demo. I learnt that understanding the forms is still an important aspect in drawing organic stuff. It was also comforting to hear that the forms themselves don't need to be perfect, because it is just a method for us to understand the object's form better.
Li Ming Lin
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2mo
Oh my goodness! The explanation about the padlock's ring (with the little line sticking out) is something that I have been struggling literally forever. I finally understand, thank you so much!
I tried it with a cup's handle, and it makes so much sense now, especially when I drew the form in boxes first.
Amazing inspirations and great things to learn from these critique lessons as always :)
Li Ming Lin
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2mo
I used to think that a picture can only have 1-4 vanishing points. However, this lesson made me realise that an obj/env/character can have parts that correspond to multiple vanishing points (e.g. parts that can turn). I have thoroughly enjoyed this lesson.
Gave the digger a go too, and the orthos and the Blob Approach were a massive help! I did the side view first, then the front, top and finally the 3/4 view.
The orthos helped me to get the 3D concept into my head better and guide the proportions. While the Blob Approach helped me draw the base of the 3/4 view.
I also drew some striped socks like in the video. I couldn't get the form or the orthos of the human feet correct - but hope to try again after watching the 'How to Mechanize Organic Forms' lesson.
