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@dooby
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2mo
added comment inTriangles Make All Angles
Anybody know were to buy that circular ruler thingy-mah-bob? It's looks really cool and now I want one
@ryanlloyddesign
2mo
It looks like a Helix Angle & Circle Maker. I got one from Hobby Lobby not too long ago.
Paul B
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4mo
Asked for help
Hi everyone. My name is Paul and I am a fine furniture maker. I want to learn to draw better in perspective to help me design pieces for my work but also because I enjoy drawing. I picked up a few books on drawing in the last couple of years, which I have enjoyed but feel like having some better instruction is needed.
My big picture goal for this class is to get better at drawing various shapes in perspective, such as curves in architecture and furniture and to become better at drawing things from my imagination from all angles. All of these skills will help me in becoming a better furniture designer as well as drawing urban landscapes which I enjoy as well.
As for some favorite drawings, I have included some pictures from one of my favorite artists since I was a kid, MC Escher. I have always loved Hand with Reflecting Sphere (image 1) and Relativity (image 2) and recently rediscovered the spiral staircase (image 3).
Image 4 and 5 are from Paul Heaston who does a lot urban sketching and point of view style sketches. I enjoy seeing these scenes from daily life.
Image 6 and 7 are from James Gurney. I love all of details he includes in his cities for the architecture as well as including dinosaurs into his pieces, which are from different angels and poses.
Image 8 and 9 are from Norman Rockwell which I enjoy for the snapshots of daily life. I like how he lightens his colors for depth.
The last images are from Ryan Church, who makes some amazing concept art for Star Trek, Star Wars and Avatar.
I am really looking forward to learning from Marchall and have been loving seeing all the artists people have been sharing. Thanks for all the new artists to check out.
I love Rockwell's works! He was definitely able to capture a feeling of nostalgia and simpler times in his art.
Dirosy
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4mo
so I'll also learn forms? :0
I second this question, along with will we learn anything about character construction in perspective?
Asked for help
I have a few goals with this course. My first and foremost of my goals is to be able to construct characters and scenes in a way that a perspective-correct for the scene (regardless of whether stylized or realistic), and to be able to do so from different angles. My other goal is to be able to gain more understanding of perspective so I can utilize it/bend it in various ways depending upon what I want to do (i.e. - optical illusions).
As far as inspirations, I have a wide variety of them. Some of the ones shown here are Frank Frazetta, Kim Jung Gi, MC Escher, Zdzislaw Beksinski, Kim Hyung-Tae, Terada Katsuya, Hayao Miyazaki, TenTen Arts, Sandro del Prete, and Salvador Dali.
I love Zdzislaw Beksinski's work! I didn't really think of him as a master of perspective but looking back at his work his use of perspective (specifically towering structures and figures with different scales) really add to the intense themes of his work.
@ryanlloyddesign
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2yr
Asked for help
My attempts at both the level 1 and 2 assignments. (Snail with a broken piece of charcoal, everything else with a 2mm clutch pencil.)
The goal of the project is to simplify to the curves. For your skeleton for example, you've gone a little far into detail -- What are the largest lines that help describe the form or flow of the subject? You've done better with it in the boots, especially the structure of the boots.
One thing to watch out for, which I also suffer from, are the hairy sketch lines. try to go for a smooth line that is drawn with confidence instead of accuracy. Some techniques to help with this:
1. Ghosting - go over the line without putting your pencil down until you visualize the line, and then go for it in one smooth motion
2. Slowing your hand down - I got this from the proko gesture class (the gesture critiques) - Sometimes your hand moves faster than your brain has time to compute what curve you want to draw. By slowing the hand down you can let your brain figure out what it wants to put down and know the full line before putting it down.
3. Letting go of inaccurate lines - A lot of these are skill based exercises. they're not meant to create pretty pictures. you can attempt them many times and as you practice your accuracy will get better.
Hope this helps with getting smooth lines!
@ryanlloyddesign
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2yr
Asked for help
Finally finished Level 2. I don't know why this one seemed so much more difficult than the pear, despite using some digital tricks to try to expedite the process (selection areas and fills). Ultimately I think if this helps me train my eye to see value/tone better, it's worth it.
@ryanlloyddesign
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2yr
Asked for help
My take on the pear. I feel like the values were way off with this. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
your shadow value on the cast value is lighter than the darkest shadow on the pear. I would have maybe darkened that a bit since if you squint, the bottom of the pear is basically the same value as the shadow.
