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In this lesson, I'll show you two important perspective techniques: the X and the X-ray.
The X technique helps you find the midpoint of rectangles, which is key for keeping things in proportion especially when you have repeating sections. The X-ray technique is great for dealing with parts of your drawing you can't see. I'll walk you through drawing Steve from Minecraft so you can see how these techniques help you construct complex structures in 2-point perspective.
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Try out these two perspective drawing tricks to improve your accuracy. The 'X' and 'X-ray' techniques are great for getting the alignment, symmetry, and proportions right when constructing a drawing.
Nice attempt, but keep in mind: all the elements in the drawing should follow the same perspective, if their relative angles to the camera (observer) are the same. Otherwise, they’ll start to look inconsistent and feel off. Also, when drawing boxes, try to keep your lines straight. Curved lines can interfere with your ability to judge the perspective accurately.
I'm using my phone, so the lines look a bit shaky. The green lines are basically correct, while the red lines largely violate the rules of perspective.
Don't be lazy! Use a ruler if necessary. When you've practiced a certain amount, you'll be able to intuitively sense whether the perspective of elements in a picture is problematic.
This was pretty fun, and surprisingly, annoying! I actually had to restart drawing Steve on a different page because initially my own starting lines were so out of shape that it was difficult to get even 3 of them line up. So I resorted to doing the first 4-5 lines with a ruler so that I have a decent base, and THEN switched to doing therest of the lines free-hand. I know ideally I should be drawing all the lines myself, but I understood why I was failing, so I hope that little "boost" is fine.
For the Minecraft camel it was a bit sketchy as the top of the head was on the horizon line. It through me off. Fun exercise overall. Thanks :)
The X method cleared up a lot of uncertainties when it came to finding the exact midpoint of a rectangular plane; up until now I have been guessing/eyeballing for the most part, and the drawings ended up looking often very wonky. Well, they’re still wonky, but I feel a lot more sure and precise about where I’m placing things in 3D space. Using this method made me feel like an architect designing a building!
My Steve looks like it slept only 3 hours xd
The X method is actually witchcraft!! OMG, I never heard of it before and being able to split a cube so quickly without a ruler is crazy.
I'll have to try drawing a villager next - that's the most popular Minecraft character in my house. I also cheated a used a ruler a bit for the grid on the head. Even still, I messed up the spacing on a few - the eye on the right is too big.
good practice, I realized sometimes my x weren’t landing the center line correctly because my lines weren’t converging, so this was a relief to figure out, great vid
How would you apply this to normal human anatomy? Like when the arm is behind the rest of the body? That is something I have always struggled with. With boxes it now makes sense but what about more organic figures
