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Let's explore how Kim Jung Gi visualized everything as 3D boxes to draw freely and accurately from imagination.
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Jay Nightshade
5d
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this, Marshall.
@ashfin613
7d
Hi Marshall,
I'm not good at explaining myself, but here it goes.Drawing inside the "box" does that mean you are literally drawing inside the box or is it that you are able to draw a box around the subject and it making sense and matching up with the vanishing point? The reason I ask this is because I find when I try planning my drawings out I struggle. But when I'm loose with my drawing my finished product comes out better. It's almost like I'm using a different part of my brain and I get into more of a flow state and don't see reference as it is, but in shapes. I break things down into small bite size pieces. I also find drawing organic shapes easier than mechanical like say a car or plane.I guess what I'm trying to say is planning for me isn't second nature.
Jonatan
8d
Note: The spanish and english subtitles around Marshall's and Kim Jung Gi's interview break a little bit.
Great video, it's great to hear it from masters how it all starts with the basic concepts, a lot of people think that masters are free of them, but in reality they've been drawing so much it's just part of them now.
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6d
Thanks for the heads up! I'll pass that along to the publishing team
Nancy Yocom
9d
Wow! That was a great interview. I’d love to see inside of that man’s head more. Boxes everywhere. I’m going to commit to drawing boxes everyday until I can see them better in my head. It’s so sad that we lost him to soon. Thanks for showing us this.
Mal
9d
Excellent! I saw a snippet of this interview in another video and was hoping I could find it. And here it is!

Ron Kempke
11d
Visualizing boxes is elementary compared to visualizing what's in the box. That's the real issue and it's usually glossed over by drawing instructors. What do you say, Marshall?

Dermot
11d
Marshall thanks for sharing the Kim Jung Gi interview on Boxes with us.
He proved you don't always need to think outside the box to be a master.
I believe he was unique in his ability to manipulate and imagine all his artwork detail
in the manner he did.
To think it all started with boxes.

Tony Sandell
11d
Shame we lost him . Love his T-shirt

Dennis Yeary
11d
interesting I assumed it wold be more complicated. but boxes
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11d
Well of course it is more complicated, which is why you're working on navigating within those boxes for this project.
And some of you are finding, as you work, that simple form is no easy task!
This little clip was to hear it from the master: that without the box, one cannot think in or out of it.
Stevie Roder
11d
Thanks so much Marshall on giving us this treat of a bonus lecture with Kim. I still miss him so it was great to see him again. I managed to befriend him with my trips to comic con through the years little by little showing him my art whenever I made something new from college when I was taking art classes at the time. Was always such a delight on him sharing how I could improve on my art on the pieces I took with me. So this was such great joy to watch.
@ashfin613
11d
Hi Marshall, this lesson is very inspiring! I would love to have yours and Kim Jung G talent one day! 🙂
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I Write, I Draw, I Teach
Korean sketch artist, and member of Superani. Known for his memory, and his ability to draw detailed scenes from imagination.