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This lesson is all about how distance affects what you see. We'll compare a truck viewed from a few steps away to the same truck from 80 steps away. You'll see how a wide angle of vision up close creates strong perspective, while a narrow angle from far away makes things look almost isometric. I'll break down how the size, shape, and visible sides of the truck change. This will help you imagine and draw any object from any distance.
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The distance between you and your subject changes everything.
When you are close, the angle is wide and parts look very different in size. But when you step far back, the angle narrows. This compresses the view, making the near and far parts look almost the same size.
Definitely tricky. I felt pretty good about the general shape of the truck, but didn’t think far enough through what was happening to understand how much the side of the truck was compressing to fit into that shape. I knew something didn’t fit right with the wheels, but I couldn’t wrap my head around how small the ellipses would be until I saw the photo.
Not the van but these last 3 lessons have been instrumental in making me finally discover my love for boxes/right angles/cubes. I don’t know what switched on, just a bit more awareness of how things shift as the position vs the viewer changes? Like I can look at two knees and instead of copying the same thing twice I can tell the one further away is shifted slightly towards the viewer, etc. it is time for Bridgman while I’m on my right angle fascination
Here's my attempt at drawing the truck from farther away. I drew it in a manner where I wouldn't be able to see the top of the ramp-but at the sametime it feels like I didn't flatten it out enough.
After finishing the lesson I now know I made a mistake drawing my perspective box too long all while under the impression drawing the truck further back would give the illusion of depth. I gotta get used to drawing far away images as if I'm zoomed in.
I definitely need more practice because my truck looks more like 20-30 steps away rather than way way far back of 80 steps.
I think it's because the distance between the wheels is too long, the back ramp is too long as well, and I placed the Vanishing points too close. Perhaps I should have listened to the isometric perspective hint.
Oh well, it was still a good exercise, and I'm glad I tried it without looking at the answer this time haha
I see this, but can't explain right now. Just thought maybe it helps to imagine a paper accordion over the image? Sorry if it's confusing or just doesn't make sense.
You know what this reminds me of? That technique you use to divide a shape into equal parts going off into the distance. So there is wisdom to the accordion madness
I got the truck sketch completely wrong because I changed the viewing angle… the vanishing point analysis works for the lower image, kind of for the top image. I think it’s not exact because of lens distortion on the cropped image?!
I think for the Cropped/Zoomed In/80ft away shot a 2 vanishing points perspective model wouldn't apply. I think is closer to an Isometric view as Marshall point out in the video.
I CAN ALLLLLMOST SEE IT IN MY MIND! I'm getting there! i wanted this to be instinctive! so many thanks @Marshall Vandruff this course is really a major opus!
You are lucky. I have Aphantasia and can't see anything in my minds eye. I have to use my sense of feeling.
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Thank you MC. May your mind see it at will.
