Project - Blob to Box

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If you struggle imagining boxes and drawing the angles correctly, it might help you to start with a blob!

Level 1 - Blobs to Boxes

  • Start with a Rough Shape: First loosely draw in a 2D shape that represents the size, placement and tilt of the box.

  • Indicate a Plane: For example, if you're looking down at a character, draw a simple oval to represent the top plane of the torso. This doesn't require perfect angles or a detailed box yet. Just an oval in the area where the top plane should be, and roughly the correct size.

  • Determine the Twist: To understand the form's orientation fully, you need to indicate the twist. This can be done by drawing a line that divides the front plane from the side plane.

  • Refine the Form: With the basic orientation of all 3 visible planes established, you can start refining the form into a more defined shape. The rough blob with the 3 sides will help you imagine a box. Now use what you learned in the previous lessons to draw the angles with proper convergence.

  • Finalizing and Cleaning Up: Optionally, you can draw over the rough box with a black pencil and clean lines, fixing any errors. This step allows you to do an additional step of refining the drawing.

Level 1, you don't need to draw the torso like I did in the video. Just draw individual blobs to boxes scattered on the page with varying sizes, angles, and twists. This exercise will help you slowly improve your visualization skills, making it easier to draw forms in perspective.

Level 2 - Blobs to Boxy Torsos

Practice a few blobs to boxes, and then move on to doing exactly what I did in the video. Draw a head, rib cage, and pelvis in various poses. The additional constraint of human-like proportions and the boxes interacting with each other makes this much harder.

Deadline: Submit by 04/19/2024 for a chance to be in the critique video!

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@josephl
2d
fun exercise, want to focus on adding more dynamic perspective and gesture. My boxes sometimes feel off but I cant put my finger on it, normally try to check convergence and proportion but maybe it goes over my head sometimes.
Rachel Dawn Owens
Your boxes look great to me! I don’t notice any that look off
Jack H
2d
This project felt like a much needed break from the previous project on vehicles. It was relaxing to just draw blobs and form boxes around them and generally quite fun to do. But as always, any advice/critiques will be appreciated!
I did not Want to see that
here is my level 1 and level 2 assignment! I had a little fun doing this and kinda just relaxed with this one since I have some experience with boxes, some look a little weird, but for this project I don't really mind since I just explored some things! If there is something strange that I am not aware of, letting me know is greatly appreciated!
Daniele Olevano
Vili
19d
Welcome back boxes ! I love it haha, i hate cylinders ! :D I think it is pretty good, but i would like to have your feedbacks ;)
@writedrawface
Finding the twists was challenging but fun. I'm looking forward to seeing how we implement this in future lessons.
Andrea Böhm
I'm way behind the schedule, but I'm catching up
Zeev
1mo
I did the figure drawing course, so this one is more in my comfort zone. tried to focus on convergence but guess some times i default to more bloated box where there is more room to interpretation
@madin
1mo
Barry
2mo
My level 1 and 2 blob to box project.
Petr
2mo
Lvl 1 great assignment, it really helps me with new attemts in boxy hand project.
Scott N
2mo
Level 1blob to box before watching demo video
@waffletimecat
@sweethouse
@creatureguy
In my first drawing, I was working on gesture exercise reference #17, but I struggled with depicting the twisted ribcage.
@faegbc
2mo
1: Before Demo or Critique, 2: After Demo, 3: After Critique. This one was fun and interesting but also a bit of a struggle in that I feel like I was actually becoming less confident with my process of making boxes over time. Not sure if its because im trying too hard to stick to the blobs, or if its just hard for me to imagine orientations for the boxes in the first place or what. Definitely going to keep practicing these, but any feedback/critique for these ones would be appreciated!
The guy from BluishDot
Some attempts at level 1 and 2 before watching the demos. Any critique is appreciated.
Melanie Scearce
Lookin good!
Eevan Varg
2mo
Some level two's...
ALEX FLORENSA
Blob to blow exercise... first attempt
@sharpjab
2mo
Hey Stan, I was trying to attempt the visual memory games. The thing is that I have aphantasia so I can’t create mental pictures. I see nothing in my mind's eye when I’m trying to draw from memory. The way I have been getting around to this is by memorising construction techniques and sampling a LOT of references until I “know” what to draw. Is there an easier way. Please help. Thank you.
Patrick Bosworth
Hey @sharpjab, Irshad Karim of DrawABox also has aphantasia! Here's a video of how he approaches drawing from imagination! Hope it helps! https://www.proko.com/lesson/drawing-without-imagination-when-you-cant-visualize-anything/comments
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