How to Bend and Twist an Arrow
How to Bend and Twist an Arrow
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How to Bend and Twist an Arrow
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Dedee Anderson Ganda
Thought that twisting arrow would be easy since Drawabox teached the same thing, but apparently doing it "accurately" is a whole another business! Wanted to try the twisting without the bottom part touching the ground, so that it forms a helix like DNA, but I forgot to add another vertical block before bending, now its a semi-DNA.. Hopefully it's telomer's length stays healthy xD
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In this premium lesson, we tackle the challenge of drawing a twisted arrow in perspective. Starting with a block lying flat using the X, Y, and Z lines, we bend the arrow by introducing curves and using an ellipse to represent the bend.

Next, we twist the arrow by rotating it around the Z-axis, tracking how the corners move, and understanding how right angles change orientation in space. We use color coding and tracing paper to visualize the twists and maintain clarity.

Key principles include starting with block forms, using color coding to track points, and recognizing that twisting requires the form to stretch. This lesson provides a step-by-step approach to mastering complex twisting and bending forms in perspective.

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Marshall Vandruff
Learn how to draw a twisting and bending arrow in perspective by tracking movement around the X, Y, and Z axes using blocks, ellipses, and curved cross-contours.
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Excellent work, @Debbie Dawson!
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