05-29-2016, 01:43 PM
A 2D drawing/painting is a simplified representation of a 3D objects. Form, point of view/perspective, lighting and color are the most fundamental aspects that we base our visual understanding of 3D reality. Because drawing is basically solving problems of representing 3D on a flat space we can make an analogy to a math problem - a student can provide a solution for it if he memorizes the whole formula (solved already by someone else before) but it would be way better if he actually understood what he is doing - this way he can solve problems that he hasn't seen a solution to before. Attaining the understanding of 3D is therefore the only way to achieve mastery in creating, not just copying.
One can not do a gesture drawing without at least basic knowlege of the 3D form, the problem is most people don't focus at gaining a better understanding of the form before they jump into representing it in 2D, which makes it hard for them to change the angle or point of view without having a reference.
One can not do a gesture drawing without at least basic knowlege of the 3D form, the problem is most people don't focus at gaining a better understanding of the form before they jump into representing it in 2D, which makes it hard for them to change the angle or point of view without having a reference.
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