Here, I gave the blob method a try and created some characters. The arm of the digger, in particular, caught my attention—it’s definitely worth studying more deeply to improve my ability to draw it more freely and confidently.

Hi Marshall, just to clarify about the assignment and the Blob approach. Is the assignment asking us to draw the object's simple form in boxes first? Or would we need to apply the Blob approach, and draw the blob shape first? For example, at 6:55, the digger looks like the blob shapes were drawn first before the boxes. Or is practising the Blob approach more like a 2nd assignment to prep us for a future lesson, and is separate from this lesson's assignment? Thanks a bunch

I’m new to proko. Does anyone know if courses usually progress this slowly?

After a while, I started to feel like that kid from the movie, The Ring.

It feels weird giving ratings to artists I admire, especially when I'm still very much a beginner! This assignment has definitely helped me develop a more critical eye. Franklin Booth: Illustration. Diminution: 5/5. The people get smaller as they get further. Convergence: 5/5. I can draw a few lines going from left to right, and they all converge. Foreshortening: 2/5? I'm a bit confused here for what rating to give. I look at the boot of the man in the middle of the drawing, and that's definitely foreshortening, but don't notice anything else. In other words, it's not a big part of the drawing. Overlap: 5/5. The people overlap each other, telling us who's closer to us, the viewer. Atmosphere: 5/5. More shading going on in the back. Strong contrast with the much whiter foreground. Like Marshall said, not all cards need to be played. Dandadan (manga): top panel. Diminution: 5/5. The two heads are roughly the same size as the boy and girl. Convergence: 5/5. I hope I'm getting my terminology right here, but curvilinear perspective is used in this panel. The edges of the path should converge where the middle of the heads are. Foreshortening: 3/5. There is foreshortening on the boy and the girl because of the viewing angle. Overlap: 2/5. The boy and the girl clasp at each other's arms, but I don't think it's a big part of the drawing. Atmosphere: 5/5. The heads have much darker shading, contrasting with the well lit boy and girl. Of course, the artist is taking a creative liberty here, as there shouldn't be light in an enclosed space like this. Thomas Cole: The Architect's Dream. Diminution: 5/5. The ships, the columns, are all lined up parallel to each other, and clearly get smaller the further left the viewer looks. Convergence: 5/5. The lines converge behind the church (?) on the left. Foreshortening: 4/5. The church basically looks flat. The flat rock that says "Painted by T. Cole" also has some foreshortening. Overlap: 5/5. The arches, church, artist, and rock all overlap the "architect's dream" taking place in the distance. Atmosphere: 5/5. The most obvious example is the pyramid in the background. Also pay attention to the ships as they get closer to the vanishing point. Everything fades to white, creating a contrast with the darkly shaded church, which is directly in front of the vanishing point. As I mentioned, I'm a little nervous "rating" artists like this, as I admire all of them. But in a way, critically assessing them like this is a form of admiration in itself. The numbers I gave ended up being more about how much I think the depth technique contributed to the drawing/painting's overall illusion of perspective, rather than good or bad.

Hi Marshall, I have watched this one a few times. I’m not good at math so I need to get it through my thick skull. FYI, when you are doing the pizza analogy the 15 degree angles are off beyond the 105 degree. cheers, brian

Hi Marshall, great lessons so far, I'm really excited about studying perspective!! Who new that was possible... I guess I just needed to find a great teacher! I might be getting something wrong but I believe there is a mistake in the angles in the video, it skips from 105 to 130 and goes on from then. Here is a screenshot and I also attached my attempt at the angle wheel. Thanks for sharing!

Hi! I noticed that the English subtitles are not aligned with the audio. Could you please adjust the timing? Thanks!

Peter Han course on Proko, when?

All set 👍🏼 Quick question, how often will a class be released? I would love to add it to my calendar so I can stay on track😃 I am geeking out on all that has been posted so far.