Assignment: Basic Shapes
Assignment: Basic Shapes
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Assignment: Basic Shapes
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Josh Drummond
I'm working on the cranial mass so I tried it from a few angles. I have no idea how to shade it though lol.
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@cslackdesign
This method was really fun to learn! I can see lots to improve on and lots of ways I can use this to commit more objects/shapes to memory.
@na_talie
1mo
So, I tried to push the perspective, but it keeps looking more 'tame' than I intended..
Andy Palmo
1mo
First assignment of the course, and it's already challenging! I am finding it hard to keep the proportions of the objects consistent while rotating them. Unsurprisingly, the more complex the object and the more extreme the perspective the harder it gets. Having just worked through Stan's intro to drawing with graphite and charcoal, ballpoint feels terrible! It's hard to get a consistent line weight, it keeps making blobs of ink on the page, and worst of all, there's no way to go back and rework a poorly placed line. ...although the last part makes it ideal for quick sketching, I guess. Can't waste time trying to rework one detail over and over; just have to keep moving forward!
Keanu Lee
30d
I think that your sketch is good.
@bjiorsh00
1mo
This wasn’t easy but I definitely learned a lot and really had to think with this assignment. I wasn’t sure how to do a cast shadow on the perspective from the bottom but this was a fun and challenging project!
Jay Nightshade
nice work! Love the perspective. I can tell you were really trying to push it.
Jay Nightshade
This was challenging but fun! They're not perfect but eh, that gives me something to work on. Also, the shading, no idea what I'm doing lol. Moving on!
Andrei Kladov
@na_talie
2mo
I forgot to upload these, when I first did them, so I am handing them in, now. I started out being unfamiliar with three-point perspective, so my boxes are a bit off. Also, I will try more extreme angles in the future.
@beautyobserver
I need more practice on blending pen, ink, and being able to size the shapes better.
Rizxl
2mo
Just putting it here to mark my progress. Even tried it on a made up shape. I should practice add this to the warm ups.
Yu Rong Yao
Using boxes to draw objects from different perspectives has been a really enjoyable process. It made me more aware of my weaknesses in perspective, which motivates me to practice more and keep pushing myself.
Flávio Winston
I believe I understand the way of thinking, but it’s a matter of time and practice for my hands to follow my brain. It’s really interesting to think in terms of primitive forms, it makes it easier to draw without references. I did the first attempt with reference to understand the object, then I drew it from other angles without reference.
Brayden Copley
I get the concept. Now to get better at proportions. And hatching. And…
Rembert Montald
Looks good!!
Logan Radcliff
I’m so used to using pencil it is weird using pen for this.
Rembert Montald
Love the gun!
@itzkj
3mo
Here is my attempt at the assignment! I chose to use a coffee cup and a tissue box as my objects. Had a lot of fun trying the different shading methods with the pen! If anyone has any advice or feedback, I’d appreciate it!
Rembert Montald
Be sure to really have the box right on the cup top right second page
@rdpman
3mo
I definitely prefer my blue pen but this was pretty fun and I often don't draw everyday objects, especially from multiple angles
Andre Lowe
3mo
These are looking pretty good. Blue ones especially.
Olivia Chambers
Ps5 controller. I found that when I drew the controller from different angles my proportions weren't consistent with the actual object. If anyone has any advice on how to keep the proportions accurate while turning the object I'd be very appreciative.
Patrick Bosworth
These are looking pretty good! I'd recommend drawing through your cubes to get an idea of what the whole form looks like in 3d space, when you know the size of the hidden side of the cube, you can more accurately estimate your proportions. It also helps to draw an orthographic view, or flat perspective view of the object from the front, top, and side, which will help you draw in perspective. By connecting the corners of a square or rectangle, you can accurate place a point in the exact middle of the plane. When you draw a box in perspective and connect the corners it will show you where the middle of that plane is in perspective. By using the orthographic view to line up the features on the object out of perspective, you can more accurately estimate your placement of features on the object in perspective. Here's a lesson on Orthographic Views from the Perspective Course! https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/assignment-what-is-zero-point-perspective Hope this helps!
@ophric
3mo
Justin Oliver
I did something similar at an art workshop on Saturday where the idea was simplify the objects into shape. But i do think i still need to work on it, but for a first assignment this was fun. May make a routine warm up.
Mon Barker
3mo
Coffee percolator and novelty turkey Christmas hat - probably my two most prized possessions. Proportions are a bit all over the place but I like this relaxed way of sketching 🤤
@pictograph
I like it. Your colors seem more saturated than I'm getting with the Bic 4 color pen. Thanks for the side-by-side photos to see how you demonstrated the simplification of forms for this exercise. The turkey hat made me laugh because it's a "non-organic object," it just happens to be a stuffed, fabric simulation of one. Is your paper textured?
Viacheslav “V” Polianskii
Cafe hunt day 2)) guess I will post next ones on my page - not to spam here, but it is a lot of fun indeed
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