04-03-2013, 08:36 PM
Hey guys,
I'm on to constructing those objects :)
The first object I picked was a vitamin pill bottle and I spent 5 days trying to construct it right and draw those darn ellipses. I also made some pretty dumb ass choices. Heres what went on,
1st try: did a rough sketch and tried to line up some perspective lines as well as some elliptical paths to check the construction. didn't check out and I couldn't understand why either.
2nd try: did more construction, still didn't check out.
3rd try: used a pen tool to check the grids as I was getting paranoid. and realized it was skewed :C
4th try: decided to screw the constructed lines and drew some freehand ones (BAD IDEA)
ellipses didn't line up vertically and i neglected to check for height.
5th try: lols still didn't get it and continued to run at wall.
6th try: made better measurements and construction, angled my strokes better. Still alot of little inaccuracies and could be alot better but I begin to see how the construction lines are made and how they should work.
I generally draw things by eye without much consideration for construction but this part of the exercise on how construction really woke me up to how it can help you to achieve a more accurate read on form. Not to mention how to angle my strokes better on freehand ellipses.
aight. 4 mo and a paint :)
keep truckin~
I'm on to constructing those objects :)
The first object I picked was a vitamin pill bottle and I spent 5 days trying to construct it right and draw those darn ellipses. I also made some pretty dumb ass choices. Heres what went on,
1st try: did a rough sketch and tried to line up some perspective lines as well as some elliptical paths to check the construction. didn't check out and I couldn't understand why either.
2nd try: did more construction, still didn't check out.
3rd try: used a pen tool to check the grids as I was getting paranoid. and realized it was skewed :C
4th try: decided to screw the constructed lines and drew some freehand ones (BAD IDEA)
ellipses didn't line up vertically and i neglected to check for height.
5th try: lols still didn't get it and continued to run at wall.
6th try: made better measurements and construction, angled my strokes better. Still alot of little inaccuracies and could be alot better but I begin to see how the construction lines are made and how they should work.
I generally draw things by eye without much consideration for construction but this part of the exercise on how construction really woke me up to how it can help you to achieve a more accurate read on form. Not to mention how to angle my strokes better on freehand ellipses.
aight. 4 mo and a paint :)
keep truckin~