Assignment - Melted Pancakes with Philip Dimitriadis
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Philip Dimitriadis teaches how to draw organic shapes using the Melted Pancakes technique. In this lesson, you'll learn:
- Two Methods for Drawing Melted Pancakes:
- Method 1: Using center lines and wrapping to create three-dimensional lumps.
- Method 2: Drawing walls and mimicking curves for solid forms.
- Understanding the Horizon Line: Learn how the position relative to the horizon line affects the appearance of shapes.
- Creating Depth: Stack shapes and use overlap to convey depth in your drawings.
- Slicing Shapes at Angles: Add complexity by cutting shapes to reveal new surfaces.
- Composition Techniques: Use scale, connect shapes, and guide the viewer's eye through your artwork.
- Drawing Through Shapes: Enhance spatial awareness by visualizing and sketching hidden edges.
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ASSIGNMENTS
Drawing Organic Shapes with Depth and Perspective
- Objective: Learn to draw organic shapes with depth and perspective.
- Steps:
- Draw the First Type of Pancake:
- Place a horizon line in the middle of the page.
- Start by drawing an organic shape split by a middle line.
- Freehand two isometric lines, intersect them, and create a rounded top like a roller coaster.
- Draw the contours over the top to give the shape depth, using dotted lines for additional effect.
- Draw the Second Type of Shape:
- Mimic the line from the first shape both above and below the horizon line.
- Pay attention to the thinness of the ellipses as they approach the horizon.
- Divide the shape with a line to see through it for better understanding.
- Practice Stacking Shapes:
- Draw some shapes under and some over the horizon line.
- Stack different shapes on top of each other to see how the perspective changes.
- Always draw through the shape, which helps in understanding and visualizing the 3D aspect.
- Draw the First Type of Pancake:
- Timing:
- Spend 20 to 30 minutes per page, or more if you are a beginner.
- Try different speeds: set a timer for 5 to 10 minutes on some pages to challenge your pace.
Deadline - submit by Mar 05, 2025 for a chance to be in the critique video!
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Don't stress too much, there are lessons coming up that cover this subject, so stick with it! Here is a visual that hopefully helps clarify a bit. The practical reasons why will be covered in future videos.
If the x axis is the width, the z axis is the depth, and the y axis is the height, you're correct in thinking that if something is closer it's bigger, but more specifically that occurs on the z axis. the horizontal planes of an object moving upwards in space become more compressed as they become eye level. You can experience this physically by holding a book at eye-level so you can't see the top or bottom plane, and then slowly moving it downwards.