Let’s take a look at your wheels! In this critique, I'll take a look at both level 1 and 2 Wheels on Vehicles project submissions and give advice on how to fix some of the common cylinder and ellipse mistakes.
Newest
Jack H
12d
My final set of vehicles for now. Compared to my first few, I would say these look much better. Focusing on the overal perspective of the underlying boxes before going into the cylinders really does help.
I did make some mistakes like the back wheel of the tractor being in the wrong angle, but at least I'm able to tell that there's a mistake. Hopefully I'll improve with more practice.
And yes, the tank was drawn upside down.
Christina Unger
22d
Thanks for emphasizing the angles again and again. I think I slowly begin to understand...
Andreas Kra
6mo
Is there a way to figure out how much to distort a cube/plane in space about how far away something is?
I tend to distort something too much, cause of learning about the 3-point perspective.
loes roos
6mo
Good critique. Definitely needs a lot of technical practice! But I belief I am at least understanding the theory of it!
Brandon
7mo
thx for the critique. The cars are just happy-accident, it is not my intention to draw with extreme convergence as it is usually easier to freehand it. I am trying to draw an almost parallel line for the initial box. Glad it looks good. The critique is useful as always and now I kind of know how the perspective of ellipse works. But the weird thing is that I keep drawing the ellipse as stan taught and the ellipse kind of reversely tells me my square in perspective is off. Is it reasonable to do such reverse engineering?
Dermot
7mo
Can anyone help me out?
I though I was beginning to understand.
I do understand the major axis to be perpendicular to the minor axis.
Thing is when looking at the drawing video I lost track of how the minor axis
was derived.
Help using this drawing screen capture would be great thanks.
onigi *pronunce [on-ie-gee]*
7mo
Thank you so much for the critique!
Dermot
7mo
Edit
Great critiques, thanks for sharing them.
Stan, at the end of the video you said you are moving on to intuitive Perspective.
I thought this project was considered intuitve perspective drawing of
Vehicles on Wheels. Intuitive being construction too, as there is no actual measuring (ruler) throughout.
So what type of perspective has the Vehicle on Wheels been, if you moving on to intuitive perspective next ?
I enjoyed this project, I understand more about how to approach
drawing Vehicles on wheels.
Is it good to practice drawing many squares and ellipses in perspective in hope of drawing a good one?
If the square in perspective is wrong to start, then a good ellipse isn't possible.
Thanks for highlighting how to achieve the correct angle of an ellipse during the critique video; The major axis being perpendicular to the minor axis.
What is a good method to draw a known good square in perspective
for comparison with intuitive attempts ?
Thanks again
Scott
7mo
Applying lessons from the critique
Johannes Schiehsl
7mo
@Stan Prokopenko Thanks for the critique - have you realized yet that the next lesson of this course will be N°100 and will there be cake?
Juice
7mo
I have a question ive wondered for a while. Don’t know where to ask it. Its related to cylinders. Probably just confusing in a basic course. But maybe someone can help me where to find the answer anyways. Light and Cups,buckets . So we have a short cylinder/pipe . And we have light towards it and in to it. The cylinder is off course round. But the shape of light reflection is butt shaped?? I really don’t understand why it looks like that.
@wretchedworm
7mo
Hi @Stan, could we get a rough timeline of when the section on values will be ready? I've been using your drawing basics course for my students and it's been really helpful.
Tony Sandell
7mo
These post are so helpful .Not many good examples of this kind of structure around especially loving the wheel construction thank you Stan . Well done to the artist posting too😀😀
Mireina
7mo
I'm super happy with the pipe's explanation. Talking about brain farts I've realized I knew that angle intersections thing while I was doing fingers in hands drawings, but this time I made it obviously wrong🫣. Did some sketches along watching the critique, can't wait for next lessons :)
Conrado "Croc" Ramos Rezende
7mo
Thanks again for the critique Stan "The Proko" Prokopenko (mine, and the others critique). I think you were very clear, it's just, like you said it on one critique, sometimes our brain just Farts LOL. You're the best!
Lisanne
7mo
I appreciate these critique videos so much, thank you Stan!
Juice
7mo
Yay! I got a critique! Thank you :)
Mon Barker
7mo
Thanks for the critique Stan! And great to hear your comments on everyone’s project submissions - really reinforces all the topic learnings as always 🤓👍
Geert-Jan
7mo
Ah yes! A critique from Stan. Now I don't have anymore life goals left :) Thanks!
J B
7mo
Woo hoo! I got chosen for a critique! :-D My first one! You're right about the ellipses. I didn't fully understand the skew of the ellipses until after I had submitted the assignment, so that's on me. I'll improve them in the future assignments. Thanks Stan!
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