Shout Box archive

30 May 13:20

OtherMuzz

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If you have two different ways to view the world, you can swap them in and out, and it makes finding reality easier.

30 May 13:18

OtherMuzz

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Think of 2d copying and 3d construction as different lenses you can view the world with

30 May 13:18

Brian Hermelijn

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But I guess, that's where the other exercises you suggest comes in (3D surface plane)

30 May 13:18

Brian Hermelijn

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How long one has to remain doing grid copy as you suggested, because one pitfall I do see is, developing the habit of only seeing in 2D flat surface and not 3D.

30 May 13:17

OtherMuzz

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I have done in the past, not currently though.

30 May 13:16

Jun

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Muzz, you teach, right?

30 May 13:14

Brian Hermelijn

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Hmm.

30 May 13:07

OtherMuzz

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Learning to copy trains you to "see", so thinking like comparing angles, proportions, ect. You know how when you flip an image and it looks fucked? that's because you haven't trained your perception yet, copying is the easiest way to fix that.

30 May 13:05

OtherMuzz

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No worries, it's something that confused me for a really long time too. Learning to copy isn't about a specific logical skill, only half of art is about collecting logical thoughts, the other half is about training your subconscious to do tasks for you.

30 May 13:02

Brian Hermelijn

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Alias will still try it, and see what happens, even though I still have multiple question marks on that method in my head right now. For the practical purpose of it for drawing out of imagination.

30 May 13:00

Brian Hermelijn

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That's where things start becoming kind of odd, per say.

30 May 13:00

Brian Hermelijn

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Alright, because I do know it does develop accuracy since you're 100% copying, but how can that be related to constructing the figure out of imagination.

30 May 12:58

Amit Dutta

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But best to ask Muzz if that's what he meant. I can't think of what else it would be

30 May 12:57

Amit Dutta

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in one word, Accuracy

30 May 12:41

Brian Hermelijn

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but how would a perfect replica (grid system method) aid with construction of the figure out of imagination?

30 May 12:41

Brian Hermelijn

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I am just curious Amit, because I do not know how a 100% copy of a photo, will aid me in a way. Like if you dissect the photo for example, such as forms, or understanding the perspective in the photos, I see that aiding with inventing a figure out of imagination,

30 May 12:40

RottenPocket

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I think the time setting on CD are on the fritz. I'm at GMT +10:00 which should be 7:43am but the site thinks it's 12:43pm. Plus with no specification of am or pm i thought the cc stream was now. I have a long history of technological fuckups so it could just be me.

30 May 12:33

Brian Hermelijn

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Like how would it actually help with construction/inventing the figure?

30 May 12:32

Brian Hermelijn

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:\ , what exactly does that method helps with aside from making learning more mathematical than organic?

30 May 12:24

Amit Dutta

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Hermi: grid drawing http://www.art-is-fun.com/grid-method/

30 May 11:19

Brian Hermelijn

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You know what, not gonna overthink it, and just revisit Ernest Norling, and come back to the points he made.

30 May 11:09

Brian Hermelijn

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Which is making me confused in a way, thus far I gathered that there is 2 exercises he mentioned. One freehand sketching on a 3D surface (like the cushart example) and one with a ruler. And the second one is straight up probably putting a grid on a photo and draw that and drawing from life by using grid?

30 May 11:08

Brian Hermelijn

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@Eyliana Not too sure if that's what he meant, since he's speaking of Grid photo copying sparse grid?

30 May 11:05

Lodratio

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it's basically a stretched double helix, right? The tricky part is probably getting the swirls to have the same volume and length if it's foreshortened.

30 May 11:01

BrushNoir

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i just can't see it lol

30 May 11:01

BrushNoir

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yeah

30 May 11:01

Brian Hermelijn

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Like ribbons, or am I wrong.

30 May 11:01

crackedskull

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you twist the metal

30 May 11:01

Brian Hermelijn

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isn't that the swirl shape?

30 May 11:00

BrushNoir

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it's mindnumbing ahaha

30 May 11:00

BrushNoir

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lol how the f do you draw a twisting object like this staff https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236...49b892.jpg

30 May 10:51

Eyliana

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And try to grasp how perspective works though those examples