ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION: Feel free to submit your assignments in this lesson or the next one (Assignment - Labeling Lines for Spatial Understanding ) submissions will be reviewed from both location. - please try to avoid making duplicate posts
Assign one of the letters, X, Y, or Z, to each set of lines in the 3D models provided in this course or in the Zolly app. Then, sketch each object or scene. Don't worry about precision, focus on understanding.
Level 1: Everything is aligned. Label the axes.
Level 2: Objects aren't aligned. Decide which lines represent width and depth, and stay consistent.
Level 3: Includes bevels and diagonal lines moving on two axes. Label them as XZ, ZY, or XY.
Level 4: Lines moving on all three axes. Recognize that more than three axes exist, but focus on the primary ones.
Deadline - submit by April 29, 2025 for a chance to be in the critique video!
Crystal clear presentation! Great models too! It is my hope that Marshall will eventually show the relationship between figure drawing and this material. How about it, Marshall?
I had one major doubt while doing this assignment. While I enjoyed figuring out how to construct some of the complicated objects like the hexagon and the airplane wings moving in all directions, I was confused about the labelling of the axes. I do understand the importance of knowing the height, width and depth of a certain object and assigning a name to it and thus increasing our spatial awareness but I do not understand why that labelling needs to remain fixed even if the object tumbles. For example, in the first image, what if I see no. 4 first, then the height and width changes. Then, what is the point of fixing the axes to the object? Rather can't we fix the axes to the space and define the height, width and depth of the object with respect to it? This becomes more confusing with the hexagon as all sides are similar. Once rotated, it is impossible to know which side was what. If we can label the sides with respect to an axes fixed to the ground, it becomes much easier. However, I did the rest of the assignment as instructed (by assuming that the height, width and depth remains fixed to the object and not to space) lest I miss the point of this assignment altogether.
Great job, Jyayasi! I get how labeling can be confusing, especially with complex shapes. I definitely see the utility of it when doing boxes. I've seen students get confused and try to add an axes when a box is only governed by three lined systems. Naming it helps you see the simplicity of it. Nevertheless, being able to draw it is more important than being able to name it. Jim Lee says he doesn't know the actual names of the muscles, for instance, but it doesn't prevent him from being able to draw figures well.
I slowly reviewed the xyz labeling assignment over the past few days. I started with the Hexagon to start with something simple, then decided to challenge myself with the stairs, then the right angled shape, last the slope shape 2. I tested out with the hexagon at different angles to challenge my brain, and then I rewatched the segment on the labeling to get it implanted in my head well. Which I believe truly helped me out with this assignment. This one was quite fun, figuring out which sections of each item the labels were and where to mark them. It felt like a great fun medium-sized level puzzle, which I love, so I was so happy to solve this one. I think I actually learned quite a lot about xyz coordinates a little bit. But would still love some input and thoughts on this progress.
I can see the benefit of simply naming the axis, kind of like why the characters have to shout their skills name out in a fight scene. Having trouble with the spinning table though,
The table width is still x axis even when it is pointing toward xz direction if we use the bigger box x- axis as the x axis of the whole?
diagonal line, especially moving in all 3 axes are definitely takes time to figure out accurately, cannot be done without the help of using construction lines. I wonder if eventually we can eyeball/intuitively draw those lines?
We may eventually get an intuitive sense of solving complex perspective problems as we progress, but I think at this stage, figuring out the correct construction techniques are also a challenge. There is no harm in using construction lines to get a form as accurately as possible.
My second take on the assignment. This time I rough it and build it from a box first.
As you can see in the first one the back plane doesn't really match well the front, on the other two I think I did better by starting from the back planes to the visible front, also I kind of have this problem of not been good in cleaning up my drawings in physical media. Any advice to improve on both these aspects?
Also this my be a little late to ask this far in the course, but how would you recommend to get the best out of these lessons as I learn to fall in love with drawing for fun and not just work? I think I'll put the next batch on the other video.
Was a fun exercise! I quickly sketched those freehand (except the one horizon line) and repeated the axes like a mantra. That way I got faster and was even reminded on my elementary school math lessons :). Wonderful!
I made a mess. I struggled all week trying to figure it out and then I decided to take a vintage ride down the Gumroad to seek the sage advice of a younger, better looking Marshall. I landed on the last section where he told me to just listen, don't write this down. Maybe this wasn't the lesson, but I consulted Watson. I wasn't sure I was doing the right assignment, but I wasgoing somewhere or no place. I'm still confused, but I had a lot of fun pulling all of my hair out.
Got the room with the turning table done. I could not for the life of me figure how to do it in graph paper. when it doubt lay down some perspective lines.
Hey Marshall,
This assignment was so much fun that I ended up creating each visual twice,
experimenting with different viewing angles each time!
I’ve spent a few hours on them over the past days :)
I hope the annotations are clear enough.
Thanks for these awesome projects!
👋🏻✨🥳
These look great, the only thing I noticed is that these diagonals in green would be XYZ since they are moving up, back and in, while the two on the other side are only moving in and up.
My understanding is that the convention is YZ and XZ and the order determines orientation.
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ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION: Feel free to submit your assignments in this lesson or the next one (Assignment - Labeling Lines for Spatial Understanding ) submissions will be reviewed from both location. - please try to avoid making duplicate posts
Assign one of the letters, X, Y, or Z, to each set of lines in the 3D models provided in this course or in the Zolly app. Then, sketch each object or scene. Don't worry about precision, focus on understanding.
Deadline - submit by April 29, 2025 for a chance to be in the critique video!