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Sandra Salem
Interesting Exercise. As you can see I couldn't rotate the paper, but ended up rotating myself around it, 😂. In my case I have more stability pulling at the rhythm of my exhale. Also, doing the airplane landing and launching technique when I pull the pencil when drawing the line helps a lot. I learned that Airplane technique from Wood burning courses, and it works in drawing the same! The thickness and feel of the marking instrument is essential for control. I used two different tools, I found out the thicker one is harder for controlled lines, while the mechanical pencil was a breeze. So, lesson learned, the instrument is vital for the type of work we want to do, duh...I tested my pluck and can say: Thank you for this challenge! PS: I don't have a compass but used different lids for two dimensions. Small and Medium. I will look around for a bigger circle, to try again. Definitely it will take a longer exhale, will have to train those lungs, 😂
Nassim A.
Hello everyone! I tried to start simple with a non-complex shape and make it rotate in different directions. Not as easy as it seems, but fun :) Maybe this is a silly question, but how do we know if the depth side of a shape is correct in terms of lenght?
Sandra Salem
Good evening Nassim! Theoretically each square of the graph paper is a unit of measurement. Because this is axonometric perspective, is going to look crazily distorted. I don't know if there are work arounds or maybe I am missing some geometry rule here but it is looking awfully weird. But this is what I've got. Maybe another student or Marshall will correct any mistakes I might be introducing.
Vera Robson
This assignment is so much fun! Also using translucent paper to try things out without redrawing the entire image from scratch is such an awesome idea. Curiously, it seems that in Australia the word 'vellum' is not in much use. The only 'vellum' I found in Sydney was an old pack of absolutely gorgeous Arches drawing paper. I wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't looking for 'vellum' 😉
Sandra Salem
Great illustration and use of the assignment! I love the Proko key, hinting to: unlocking my potential through the right education. Definitely an excellent Instagram post, #The Perspective Course, #MarshalVandruf, #Proko.
Sita Rabeling
What I learned from my mistakes with this assignment is: when you could build it with your hands (and it looks the same from different angles), your drawing is not an optical illusion. It’s a graphic drawing. I wanted to invent my own design and I think I made the mistake to combine 2D and 3D in one drawing like in the first image. I posted and deleted it here earlier, but I still like the cute figure that appears in it. Now I’ll try to make an optical illusion of it so that the text applies - but maybe it’s not possible ( to make it impossible), but I’ll add it later if I find out which lines to add/delete/correct. I hope the third image helps in the process.
Sandra Salem
These are so whimsical and love the pink face! Great stuff!
Aurora
It was really fun to do. I tried to make some little flips of perspective in the third image, but I don't know, It looks just floating or something like this. Maybe I should try it on the whole image to make it work.
Sandra Salem
Are these last two images your own exploration? In that case Kudos to you! These are really fun and amazing!
Espy
Tried to fit them all on one page, I hope it's not too confusing to read! I also added little notes to the side to keep me focused on certain issues I'm having. Definitely got me more used to using the new tools! The ruler and 0.05 mechanical pencil were mainly used here. I'm going to have to use the Triangle Rulers more because I don't think some of these are accurate to 60 degrees! Definitely something I need to hammer in to me in the future. I think the main problems I'm having here are consistency with line angles and proportion. I can't seem to get them consistently down, even if I do measure with the ruler. The ruler does come in handy though, and it does help with measuring proportions more accurately than by hand. That and other problems like angles of ellipses and other box angles; topics that will probably be addressed in our studies later down the line. Also tried to make a some of the boxes transparent; this really made me have to think about accurate form, but it sure made the exercise feel more challenging and fun! Also for the one at the bottom, I went and did a little peer study of one of Sandra Salem's pages. It's not accurate, but I thought the shapes she choose were so cool! Definitely need to work on accuracy, proportion, and angles as the lessons continue, but this was a really fun exercise regardless!
Sandra Salem
What a surprise when I was watching Marshall's critique at this assignment and saw my name by chance on your page, lol! Thank You Espy for including my drawing in your studies! That encourages me to keep working at these assignments! Great submission by the way!
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